PT-2023-7356 · Tenable · Nessus Network Monitor

Will Dormann · Published 2023-08-31 · Updated 2024-06-18 · CVE-2023-5622

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

9.0

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to errors in privilege management. Under certain conditions, Nessus Network Monitor could allow a low privileged user to escalate privileges to NT AUTHORITYSYSTEM on Windows hosts by replacing a specially crafted file.

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

BDU:2023-08387

CVE-2023-5622

ZDI-24-801

Affected Products

Nessus Network Monitor

References · 9

• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2023-34 · Vendor Advisory
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2023-08387 · Security Note
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5622 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-5622 · Vendor Advisory
• https://zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-24-801 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/downloads/nessus-network-monitor?loginAttempted=true · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1717581705299530133 · Twitter Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/72988 · Telegram Post
• https://twitter.com/VulmonFeeds/status/1717614876602839303 · Twitter Post