Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2018-1141
Published: March 26, 2018
Vulnerability identifier: #VU11261
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1141
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Tenable Nessus
Tenable Nessus
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local attacker to obtain elevated privileges on the target system.
The weakness exists due to improper enforcement of secure permissions for sub-directories when installed in a non-default directory. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
The weakness exists due to improper enforcement of secure permissions for sub-directories when installed in a non-default directory. A local attacker can gain root privileges.
How to mitigate CVE-2018-1141
Update to version 7.0.3.