Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2025-11965

medium Nessus Plugin ID 271575

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Synopsis

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed with a vulnerability that the vendor indicates will not be patched.

Description

The Linux/Unix host has one or more packages installed that are impacted by a vulnerability without a vendor supplied patch available.

- In Eclipse Vert.x versions [4.0.0, 4.5.21] and [5.0.0, 5.0.4], a StaticHandler configuration for restricting access to hidden files fails to restrict access to hidden directories, allowing unauthorized users to retrieve files within them (e.g. '.git/config'). (CVE-2025-11965)

Note that Nessus relies on the presence of the package as reported by the vendor.

Solution

There is no known solution at this time.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 271575

File Name: unpatched_CVE_2025_11965.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: local

Agent: unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 10/27/2025

Updated: 10/27/2025

Supported Sensors: Agentless Assessment, Frictionless Assessment Agent, Frictionless Assessment AWS, Frictionless Assessment Azure, Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2025-11965

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 9

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:moditect, cpe:/o:centos:centos:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-core, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:10, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:moditect-javadoc, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:resteasy-javadoc, cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9, p-cpe:/a:redhat:enterprise_linux:resteasy, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-jackson2-provider, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:moditect, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-servlet-initializer, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:pki-resteasy-client, p-cpe:/a:centos:centos:moditect-javadoc

Required KB Items: Host/cpu, Host/local_checks_enabled, global_settings/vendor_unpatched, Host/OS/identifier

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 10/22/2025

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2025-11965

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