CVE-2024-3289
Assigner: tenable
Published: 2024-05-17T16:50:48.745Z
State: PUBLISHED
affected: defaultStatus: affected
platforms: Windows
product: Nessus
vendor: Tenable
versions: lessThan: 10.7.3
status: affected
version: 0
versionType: custom
datePublic: 2024-05-16T19:00:00.000Z
descriptions: supportingMedia: base64: no
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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.&nbsp;
value: 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.
metrics: cvssV3_1: attackComplexity: LOW
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.8
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: NONE
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.1
format: CVSS
scenarios: value: GENERAL
problemTypes: descriptions: cweId: CWE-281
description: CWE-281 Improper Preservation of Permissions
type: CWE
solutions: supportingMedia: base64: no
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value: 

Tenable has released Nessus 10.7.3 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (<a target="_blank" rel="nofollow" href="https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus">https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus</a>).

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value: Tenable has released Nessus 10.7.3 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal ( https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus ).
source: advisory: TNS-2024-08
discovery: EXTERNAL
x_generator: engine: Vulnogram 0.2.0