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WID-SEC-W-2023-0147

Vulnerability from csaf_certbund - Published: 2023-01-18 23:00 - Updated: 2023-01-18 23:00

Summary

Tenable Security Nessus: Schwachstelle ermöglicht Privilegieneskalation

Severity

Hoch

Notes

Das BSI ist als Anbieter für die eigenen, zur Nutzung bereitgestellten Inhalte nach den allgemeinen Gesetzen verantwortlich. Nutzerinnen und Nutzer sind jedoch dafür verantwortlich, die Verwendung und/oder die Umsetzung der mit den Inhalten bereitgestellten Informationen sorgfältig im Einzelfall zu prüfen.

Produktbeschreibung: Nessus ist ein Schwachstellen-Scanner, welcher neben bekannten Schwachstellen auch Software-Patchstände und Konfigurationen überprüfen kann.

Angriff: Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann eine Schwachstelle in Tenable Security Nessus ausnutzen, um seine Privilegien zu erhöhen.

Betroffene Betriebssysteme: - UNIX - Linux - Windows - Sonstiges

CVE-2023-0101

Es existiert eine Schwachstelle in Tenable Security Nessus. Ein authentisierter Angreifer kann diese Schwachstelle ausnutzen, um durch die Ausführung einer speziell präparierten Datei "root" beziehungsweise "NT AUTHORITY/SYSTEM" Privilegien auf dem Nessus Host zu erlangen.

References

4 references

URL	Category
https://wid.cert-bund.de/.well-known/csaf/white/2…	self
https://wid.cert-bund.de/portal/wid/securityadvis…	self
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02	external
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01	external

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CVE-2023-0101 (GCVE-0-2023-0101)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-20 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-02 14:39

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Nessus versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8 and 10.0.0 through 10.4.1. An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.

Severity

8.8 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-04-02 14:35 UTC

CWE

Privilege Escalation
CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management

Assigner

tenable CNA under the mitre root

CNA scorecard C 71/100 over 52 records in the last 180 days details

References

2 references

URL	Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-02

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
n/a	Nessus	Affected: 8.10.1 through 8.15.8, 10.0.0 through 10.4.1

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