CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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3.9 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in nessuswx 1.4.4. This vulnerability affects an unknown function. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:
nessuswx 1.4.4 stores account passwords in plaintext in .session files which allows local users to obtain passwords.
The bug was discovered 12/04/2003. The weakness was published 12/31/2004 by Kevin Davis (Website). The advisory is available at seclists.org. This vulnerability was named CVE-2004-2723 since 10/06/2007. The exploitation appears to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1552 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
After even before and not, there has been an exploit disclosed. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 120 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
It is possible to mitigate the problem by adding an authentication mechanism.
The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (15641).
Product
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Version
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.0VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.9
VulDB Base Score: 4.0
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploiting
Class: Credentials managementCWE: CWE-255
ATT&CK: T1552
Local: Yes
Remote: No
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
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Timeline
12/04/2003 🔍03/26/2004 🔍
03/29/2004 🔍
03/29/2004 🔍
04/02/2004 🔍
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10/06/2007 🔍
03/10/2015 🔍
06/30/2018 🔍
Sources
Advisory: seclists.orgResearcher: Kevin Davis
Status: Not defined
CVE: CVE-2004-2723 (🔍)
X-Force: 15641 - NessusWX session files contain usernames and passwords in plain text
SecurityTracker: 1009577
SecurityFocus: 9993 - NessusWX Account Credentials Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 4814 - NessusWX Username and Password Disclosure
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
Entry
Created: 03/10/2015 12:14Updated: 06/30/2018 09:18
Changes: 03/10/2015 12:14 (52), 06/30/2018 09:18 (11)
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