CVE-2023-3253 (GCVE-0-2023-3253)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-08-29 19:08 – Updated: 2024-10-28 18:59
VLAI
Title
Improper authorization in Nessus
Summary
An improper authorization vulnerability exists where an authenticated, low privileged remote attacker could view a list of all the users available in the application.
Severity
4.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-09-27 19:44 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
tenable CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 71/100 over 52 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Tenable Nessus Affected: 0 , < 10.6.0 (custom)
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