SUSE SLES15 Security Update : php-composer2 (SUSE-SU-2026:4589-1)

high Nessus Plugin ID 369262

Synopsis

The remote SUSE host is missing one or more security updates.

Description

The remote SUSE Linux SLES15 / SLES_SAP15 host has a package installed that is affected by multiple vulnerabilities as referenced in the SUSE-SU-2026:4589-1 advisory.

- CVE-2026-59946: package bin entries with path segments can cause unintended host file permission modifications (bsc#1271152).
- CVE-2026-59947: unsanitized URL credential handling in debug output within Composer can allow sensitive token disclosure (bsc#1271130).
- CVE-2026-59948: missing package name validation during dependency resolution in Composer can allow path traversal (bsc#1271123).

Tenable has extracted the preceding description block directly from the SUSE security advisory.

Note that Nessus has not tested for these issues but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Update the affected php-composer2 package.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 369262

File Name: suse_SU-2026-4589-1.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: Local

Agent: unix

Family: SuSE Local Security Checks

Published: 10/21/2026

Updated: 10/21/2026

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Continuous Assessment, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5

Percentile: 93.27

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.2

Temporal Score: 4.6

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-59948

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7

Temporal Score: 6.1

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

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

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:novell:suse_linux:15, p-cpe:/a:novell:suse_linux:php-composer2

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/cpu, Host/SuSE/release, Host/SuSE/rpm-list

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 10/8/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/8/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-59946, CVE-2026-59947, CVE-2026-59948

SuSE: SUSE-SU-2026:4589-1

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