Arbitrary file upload in Nessus Agent - CVE-2023-6178
Published: November 20, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU83308
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-6178
CWE-ID: CWE-434
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of file during file upload. A remote user with privileges on the managing application can alter Nessus Rules variables and overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host.
Affected software
Nessus Agent
How to mitigate CVE-2023-6178
Install updates from vendor's website.
Nessus Agent - update to 10.4.4