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Vulnerability DatabaseCVE-2023-0101
CVE-2023-0101:
Tenable Nessus vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
A privilege escalation vulnerability (CVE-2023-0101) was identified in Nessus versions 8.10.1 through 8.15.8 and 10.0.0 through 10.4.1. The vulnerability was discovered on December 29, 2022, and publicly disclosed on January 18, 2023 (Tenable Advisory).
Technical details
The vulnerability has a CVSSv3 Base Score of 8.8 (High) with a temporal score of 8.4. The CVSSv3 vector is AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:F/RL:O/RC:C. The vulnerability requires authentication for exploitation (Tenable Advisory).
Impact
An authenticated attacker could potentially execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host, effectively gaining complete control over the system (Tenable Advisory).
Mitigation and workarounds
Tenable has released Nessus version 10.4.2 and 8.15.8 to address this vulnerability. Users are strongly encouraged to upgrade to these versions. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (Tenable Advisory).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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