CVE-2023-6178 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Published: 2023-11-20

Score: 6.8 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Tenable

Nessus Agent

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 10.4.3

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-58428	An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00095.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-41

History

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Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2023-11-20T20:35:55.499Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:21:17.809Z

Reserved: 2023-11-16T16:44:00.280Z

Link: CVE-2023-6178

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-11-20T21:15:08.550

Modified: 2024-11-21T08:43:17.970

Link: CVE-2023-6178

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-787

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