CVE-2023-6178

CVSS v3 6.8 MEDIUM

6.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 4.0

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-41	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-41	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 08:43

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
CVSS	v2 : ~~unknown~~ v3 : ~~6.5~~	v2 : unknown v3 : 6.8
References	~~() https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-41 - Vendor Advisory~~	() https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-41 - Vendor Advisory

Information

Published : 2023-11-20 21:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 08:43

NVD link : CVE-2023-6178

Mitre link : CVE-2023-6178

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-6178

JSON object : View

Products Affected

nessus

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

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