PT-2024-2338 · Nessus · Nessus

Rich Sprigg + 1 · Published 2024-03-05 · Updated 2024-03-18 · CVE-2024-2390

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

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

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

Description The issue is related to a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin, which 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 to escalate privileges. The vulnerability is associated with inadequate access control to the cpLocation directory, potentially enabling an attacker to write arbitrary files and elevate their privileges.

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

CWE-264

Related Identifiers

BDU:2024-02284

CVE-2024-2390

Affected Products

Nessus

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-2390 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2024-02284 · Security Note
• https://twitter.com/SRA_ThreatWatch/status/1769811508584747242 · Twitter Post
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2024-05 · Note
• https://tenable.com/plugins/nessus/release-notes/202403142053 · Note
• https://twitter.com/CVEnew/status/1769753772169773191 · Twitter Post
• https://tenable.com/plugins/release-notes?type=nessus · Note