CVE-2024-3289

May 17, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Tags

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CWE-281
2024-05-17
CVE-2024-3289

CVSS Score

7.8 / 10

Product(s) Impacted

Nessus

  • before 10.7.3

Description

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location on a Windows host, Nessus versions prior to 10.7.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the non-default installation location.

Weaknesses

Date

Published: May 17, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified: May 17, 2024, 6:35 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been recently published to the CVE List and has been received by the NVD.

More info

Source

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CVSS Data

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

HIGH

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

Base Score
7.8
Exploitability Score
Impact Score
Base Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector String

The CVSS vector string provides an in-depth view of the vulnerability metrics.

View Vector String

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

References

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-08
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