Tenable Nessus up to 10.5.x Log access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as critical has been identified in Tenable Nessus up to 10.5.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component Log Handler. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-3252. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.5.x (Security Testing Software). It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component Log 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 integrity. CVE summarizes:

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could alter logging variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host with log data, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

The weakness was disclosed 08/30/2023. The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-3252 since 06/14/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

Upgrading to version 10.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 6.8
CNA Vector (Tenable Network Security, Inc.): 🔍

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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 10.6.0

Timelineinfo

06/14/2023 🔍
08/30/2023 +77 days 🔍
08/30/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/22/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-3252 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-3252
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-238292
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 08/30/2023 07:03
Updated: 09/22/2023 14:51
Changes: 08/30/2023 07:03 (51), 09/22/2023 14:51 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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