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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2016.0094
Tenable Appliance 4.3.1 Fixes A Traversal Vulnerability
6 October 2016
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Tenable Appliance
Operating System: Network Appliance
Impact/Access: Delete Arbitrary Files -- Existing Account
Access Confidential Data -- Existing Account
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
Member content until: Saturday, November 5 2016
OVERVIEW
A vulnerability in Tenable Appliance has been identified in prior to
version 4.3.1. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following information:
"Tenable Appliance has been found to contain a vulnerability in the
web interface. With a crafted request using a traversal sequence, an
authenticated attacker can abuse a resource to enumerate or delete
arbitrary files on the underlying operating system." [1]
MITIGATION
The vendor recommends updating to the latest version. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] [R1] Tenable Appliance 4.3.1 Fixes A Traversal Vulnerability
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-15
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
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The University of Queensland
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