Tenable Nessus up to 10.1.x PowerShell cmdlet Check access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.1.x. It has been rated as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component PowerShell cmdlet Check Handler. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2022-32973. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.1.x (Security Testing Software). This issue affects an unknown function of the component PowerShell cmdlet Check Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An authenticated attacker could create an audit file that bypasses PowerShell cmdlet checks and executes commands with administrator privileges.

The weakness was published 06/22/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at tenable.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-32973 since 06/10/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 10.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at tenable.com.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 8.8
VulDB Temp Score: 8.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 10.2.0

Timelineinfo

06/10/2022 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-32973 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-32973
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-202475
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 06/22/2022 07:52
Changes: 06/22/2022 07:52 (42)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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