Input validation error in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2020-5793

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Input validation error in Tenable Nessus - CVE-2020-5793

Published: November 2, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48078
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-2020-5793
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Tenable Network Security
Affected software:
Tenable Nessus

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a local user to execute arbitrary code on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A local user can create a malicious file, copy the file to a system directory and execute arbitrary code on the target system.


How to mitigate CVE-2020-5793

Install updates from vendor's website.

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