Tenable Nessus up to 10.7.2 on Windows Installation toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Tenable Nessus up to 10.7.2 on Windows. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Installation Handler. This manipulation causes toctou. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-3290. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tenable Nessus up to 10.7.2 on Windows and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Installation Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A race condition vulnerability exists where an authenticated, local attacker on a Windows Nessus host could modify installation parameters at installation time, which could lead to the execution of arbitrary code on the Nessus host

The advisory is shared at tenable.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-3290 since 04/03/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 10.7.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
CNA Vector (Tenable Network Security, Inc.): 🔍

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Partially

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 10.7.3

Timelineinfo

04/03/2024 🔍
05/17/2024 +44 days 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-3290 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-3290
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-265045
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2024 23:25
Changes: 05/17/2024 23:25 (65)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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