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CVE-2023-2005

Tenable Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 Fixes Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published: Jun 26, 2023Updated: Dec 3, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
6.3CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 74.6%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.Io, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center.This issue affects Tenable.Io: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Nessus: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Security Center: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 . This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:RS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfoCWE-427

Affected Products

nessustenable
securitycentertenable
tenable.iotenable
Tenable.ioTenable
NessusTenable
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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Persistence
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References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-21
tenable.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 26, 2023
Last Updated
Dec 3, 2024

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