VDB-244226 · CVE-2023-5847 · GCVE-0-2023-5847

Tenable Nessus/Nessus Agent on Windows/Linux File privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Tenable Nessus and Nessus Agent on Windows/Linux. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component File Handler. Such manipulation leads to privileges management. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2023-5847. The attack needs to be performed locally. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Tenable Nessus and Nessus Agent on Windows/Linux (Security Testing Software) (the affected version unknown). Affected by this issue is an unknown part of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. 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. CVE summarizes:

Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.

The weakness was released 11/01/2023. The advisory is available at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-5847 since 10/30/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Type

Security Testing Software

Vendor

Tenable

Name

License

open-source

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Temp Score: 6.7
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.3
NVD Vector: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.7
CNA Vector (Tenable Network Security, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Timelineinfo

10/30/2023 🔍
11/01/2023 +2 days 🔍
11/01/2023 +0 days 🔍
11/29/2023 +28 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-5847 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-5847
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-244226
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 11/01/2023 17:55
Updated: 11/29/2023 14:38
Changes: 11/01/2023 17:55 (50), 11/29/2023 14:38 (11)
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