Arbitrary File Write (Tenable Nessus)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 1.03 % · percentile 64 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- tenable
- NVD status
- Modified
Description
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | tenable |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H | NVD · vulnreport@tenable.com (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2023-58319
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2023-6062
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2023-AVI-0954 — Multiples vulnérabilités dans Nessus et Nessus Agent · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*< 10.5.7cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 10.6.0 < 10.6.3
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Tenable · Nessus | affected 0 < 10.6.2 ; unaffected 10.5.7 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |