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CVE-2023-3251

Pass-back vulnerability in Nessus

Published: Aug 29, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-522
NVD MITRE
4.1CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.8%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

A pass-back vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could uncover stored SMTP credentials within the Nessus application.This issue affects Nessus: before 10.6.0.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:HUI:NS:CC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:CScope
Changed
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-522

Affected Products

nessustenable
NessusTenable

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Credential Access
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References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-29
tenable.com

Timeline

Published
Aug 29, 2023
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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