PT-2010-4462 · Tenable · Nessus Web Server Plugin

Published 2010-08-09 · Updated 2018-10-10 · CVE-2010-2989

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nessus Web Server plugin version 1.2.4

Description The issue allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via a request to the "API Endpoint: /feed" method. This method reveals the version in a response, potentially exposing sensitive details.

Recommendations For Nessus Web Server plugin version 1.2.4, consider restricting access to the /feed method until a patch is available. As a temporary workaround, disabling the /feed method can help minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2010-2989

Affected Products

Nessus Web Server Plugin

References · 3

• https://discussions.nessus.org/message/7245#7245 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2989 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/512645/100/0/threaded · Note