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SCA: security update for mechanize (GHSA-c6rp-p8xm-4q9f)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 473938

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - The Mechanize library is used for automating interaction with websites. Prior to 2.14.1, Mechanize applies
 no origin trust boundary in Mechanize::HTTP::Agent#response_follow_meta_refresh when
 Mechanize#follow_meta_refresh is enabled. A page containing a meta refresh to another origin causes
 headers configured through Mechanize#request_headers= to be reapplied to the refresh request, allowing an
 attacker who controls content in the crawl to capture bearer tokens or session cookies. The default
 configuration is not affected because follow_meta_refresh is false, and the exposure is limited to caller-
 supplied default headers. This issue is fixed in version 2.14.1. (CVE-2026-107399)

Solution

Update the mechanize library and its related packages to version 2.14.1 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6rp-p8xm-4q9f

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 473938

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 10/9/2026

Updated: 10/9/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-107399

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-107399