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AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution
ESB-2023.0278
[R1] Nessus Version 10.4.2 Fixes One Vulnerability
19 January 2023
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Nessus
Publisher: Tenable
Operating System: Windows
UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2023-0101
Original Bulletin:
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-01
Comment: CVSS (Max): 9.1 CVE-2023-0101 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H)
CVSS Source: Tenable
Calculator: https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
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[R1] Nessus Version 10.4.2 Fixes One Vulnerability
Critical
Synopsis
A privilege escalation vulnerability was identified in Nessus versions 10.4.1
and earlier. An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially
crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus
host.
Solution
Tenable has released Nessus 10.4.2 to address these issues. The installation
files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal https://www.tenable.com
/downloads/nessus
Additional References
https://docs.tenable.com/releasenotes/Content/nessus/nessus2023.htm
This page contains information regarding security vulnerabilities that may
impact Tenable's products. This may include issues specific to our software, or
due to the use of third-party libraries within our software. Tenable strongly
encourages users to ensure that they upgrade or apply relevant patches in a
timely manner.
Tenable takes product security very seriously. If you believe you have found a
vulnerability in one of our products, we ask that you please work with us to
quickly resolve it in order to protect customers. Tenable believes in
responding quickly to such reports, maintaining communication with researchers,
and providing a solution in short order.
For more details on submitting vulnerability information, please see our
Vulnerability Reporting Guidelines page.
If you have questions or corrections about this advisory, please email
Risk Information
CVE ID: CVE-2023-0101
Tenable Advisory ID
TNS-2023-01
Credit
Ammarit Thongthua
Sarun Pornjarungsak
Risk Factor
Critical
CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score
9.1 / 8.4
CVSSv3 Vector
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C
Affected Products
Nessus 10.4.1 and earlier
Disclosure Timeline
2022-12-29 - Report received by Tenable
2023-01-03 - Report confirmed as valid
2023-01-05 - CVE ID requested / CVSS v3 scoring calculated
2023-01-18 - Nessus 10.4.2 released
Advisory Timeline
2023-01-18 - [R1] Initial Release
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