Privilege Escalation Vulnerability in Tenable Plugin
CVE-2023-0524

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Tenable

Status
Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, Nessus
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 February 2023

What is CVE-2023-0524?

A potential privilege escalation issue was identified that could allow an attacker with sufficient permissions to alter environment variables. This exploitation could enable the abuse of the affected Tenable plugin, resulting in unauthorized privilege escalation. The vulnerability has been addressed, and additional security measures have been implemented to enhance system integrity. Updates are available through the Tenable plugin feed for all products with serial numbers equal to or greater than #202212212055.

Affected Version(s)

Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, Nessus Tenable plugin feed serial numbers less than #202212212055.

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-04

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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