Medium severity · published Nov 20, 2023
CVE-2023-6062
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to…
6.5
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 64% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NE
Nessus · Tenable
before 10.5.7; 10.6.0 before 10.6.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-6062
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-6062
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40
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