CVE-2023-6178

2023-11-2021:15:08

CWE-787

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cve-2023-6178

arbitrary file write

nessus rules

denial of service

vulnerability

nvd

6.8 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

CHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

6.4 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0005 Low

EPSS

Percentile

15.9%

JSON

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.

Affected configurations

NVD

Node

tenablenessusRange<10.4.4

CPENameOperatorVersion
tenable:nessustenable nessuslt10.4.4

CPE	Name	Operator	Version
tenable:nessus	tenable nessus	lt	10.4.4

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "defaultStatus": "affected",
    "product": "Nessus Agent",
    "vendor": "Tenable",
    "versions": [
      {
        "lessThan": "10.4.3",
        "status": "affected",
        "version": "0",
        "versionType": "10.4.4"
      }
    ]
  }
]