Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows ACL access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component ACL. Such manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-5623. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows (Security Testing Software) (the affected version is unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component ACL. 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. CVE summarizes:

NNM failed to properly set ACLs on its installation directory, which could allow a low privileged user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges where NNM is installed to a non-standard location

The weakness was disclosed 10/26/2023. The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5623 since 10/17/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1068.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

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

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

10/17/2023 🔍
10/26/2023 +9 days 🔍
10/26/2023 +0 days 🔍
09/09/2024 +319 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5623 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5623
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243632
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2023 19:59
Updated: 09/09/2024 19:48
Changes: 10/26/2023 19:59 (50), 11/18/2023 15:47 (11), 09/09/2024 19:48 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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