SB20230118101 - Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus
Published: January 18, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB20230118101
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Code execution
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0101)
CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated user can execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.