PT-2023-23842 · Tenable · Nessus

Pedro Jose Navas Perez · Published 2023-08-29 · Updated 2023-09-01 · CVE-2023-3251

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.9

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nessus versions prior to 10.6.0

Description A pass-back vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could uncover stored SMTP credentials within the Nessus application.

Recommendations For versions prior to 10.6.0, update to version 10.6.0 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Nessus application to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-522

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-3251

Affected Products

Nessus

References · 6

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3251 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-3251 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2023-29 · Vendor Advisory
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1696596781335765141 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/57561 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69379 · Telegram Post