Tenable Nessus 5.2.3/5.2.4/5.2.5/5.2.6/5.2.7 Web UI 2.3.4 information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Tenable Nessus 5.2.3/5.2.4/5.2.5/5.2.6/5.2.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Web UI 2.3.4. Executing a manipulation can lead to information disclosure. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2014-4980. Furthermore, an exploit is available. A patch should be applied to remediate this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus 5.2.3/5.2.4/5.2.5/5.2.6/5.2.7 (Security Testing Software). It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Web UI 2.3.4. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The /server/properties resource in Tenable Web UI before 2.3.5 for Nessus 5.2.3 through 5.2.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the token parameter.

The weakness was published 07/18/2014 by Robert Gilbert as Parameter Tampering in Nessus Web UI – Remote Information Disclosure as confirmed advisory (Website). The advisory is available at tenable.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4980 since 07/16/2014. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1592 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

A public exploit has been developed by Robert Gilbert in URL and been published immediately after the advisory. It is possible to download the exploit at halock.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 1 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Applying a patch is able to eliminate this problem. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (94747), SecurityFocus (BID 68782†), OSVDB (109376†) and SecurityTracker (ID 1030614†). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Robert Gilbert
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OpenVAS ID: 800801
OpenVAS Name: Nessus Tenable Web UI Information Disclosure Vulnerability
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: Parameter Tampering in Nessus Web UI – Remote Information Disclosure
Researcher: Robert Gilbert
Status: Confirmed
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CVE: CVE-2014-4980 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4980
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-67210
X-Force: 94747 - Nessus Web UI /server/properties information disclosure, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 68782 - Nessus Web UI CVE-2014-4980 Information Disclosure Vulnerability
OSVDB: 109376
SecurityTracker: 1030614

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204

Entryinfo

Created: 07/22/2014 12:58
Updated: 03/08/2019 19:23
Changes: 07/22/2014 12:58 (76), 03/08/2019 19:23 (4)
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Cache ID: 216:B0C:103

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