PT-2023-32378 · Tenable · Tenable Nessus

Xavier Danest · Published 2023-11-01 · Updated 2023-11-14 · CVE-2023-5847

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.3

High

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tenable Nessus (affected versions not specified)

Description A low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-5847

ZDI-23-1582

Affected Products

Tenable Nessus

References · 7

• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2023-38 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2023-37 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5847 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5847 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-23-1582 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1719744494663311522 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/73346 · Telegram Post