PT-2023-17405 · Tenable · Tenable.Io+2

Patrick Romero · Published 2023-06-26 · Updated 2024-12-03 · CVE-2023-2005

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.3

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tenable.Io versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 Tenable Nessus versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 Tenable Security Center versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202

Description This issue could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.

Recommendations For Tenable.Io versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202, update to a version that includes Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 or later. For Tenable Nessus versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202, update to a version that includes Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 or later. For Tenable Security Center versions before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202, update to a version that includes Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 or later.

Fix

Uncontrolled Search Path Element

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-427

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-2005

Affected Products

Tenable Nessus

Tenable Security Center

Tenable.Io

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-2005 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2023-21 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/102927 · Telegram Post