Tenable Nessus 6.10.0/6.10.1/6.10.2/6.10.3/6.10.4 Agent Mode access control
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability has been found in Tenable Nessus 6.10.0/6.10.1/6.10.2/6.10.3/6.10.4 (Security Testing Software) and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Agent Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-264. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Nessus 6.10.x before 6.10.5 was found to be vulnerable to a local privilege escalation issue due to insecure permissions when running in Agent Mode.
The bug was discovered 04/11/2017. The weakness was published 04/11/2017 as TNS-2017-10 as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-7850 since 04/12/2017. The attack needs to be approached locally. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a private exploit is available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.
It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 6 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 100573 (Tenable Nessus Agent 6.10.x < 6.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2017-10)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.
Upgrading to version 6.10.5 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published immediately after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (100573). Similar entry is available at VDB-99759.
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CPE 2.3
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Class: Access controlCWE: CWE-264
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Nessus ID: 100573
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus Agent 6.10.x < 6.10.5 Multiple Vulnerabilities (TNS-2017-10)
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Upgrade: Nessus 6.10.5
Timeline
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Advisory: TNS-2017-10Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2017-7850 (🔍)
SecurityTracker: 1038251
SecurityFocus: 97952 - Nessus CVE-2017-7850 Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-7850 - Nessus - Privilege Escalation Issue
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Entry
Created: 04/13/2017 17:05Updated: 09/17/2020 18:12
Changes: 04/13/2017 17:05 (86), 09/17/2020 18:12 (6)
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