Certificate Validation Flaw in Nessus AMI by Tenable
CVE-2020-5812

5.9MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Tenable Nessus Ami
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 February 2021

What is CVE-2020-5812?

A vulnerability exists in Nessus AMI where the application fails to properly validate certificates. This flaw could be exploited by an attacker to impersonate a trusted entity, potentially leading to man-in-the-middle attacks. By leveraging this weakness, malicious actors can intercept, alter, or redirect communication between users and a targeted service without detection, thereby compromising sensitive information.

Affected Version(s)

Tenable Nessus AMI 8.12.0 and earlier

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-01
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
5.9
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
High
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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