Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation leads to an unknown weakness. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2023-5622. The attack can only be performed from a local environment. No exploit is available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor on Windows (Security Testing Software) (version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component File Handler. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITY\SYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

The weakness was published 10/26/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at tenable.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2023-5622 since 10/17/2023. 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 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

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VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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 🔍
11/18/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5622 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5622
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-243635
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 10/26/2023 20:00
Updated: 11/18/2023 16:13
Changes: 10/26/2023 20:00 (48), 11/18/2023 16:13 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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