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CVE-2023-3251

Pass-back vulnerability in Nessus

Severity Score

4.9
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

A pass-back vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could uncover stored SMTP credentials within the Nessus application.This issue affects Nessus: before 10.6.0.

*Credits: Pedro Jose Navas Perez at Hispasec
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2023-06-14 CVE Reserved
  • 2023-08-29 CVE Published
  • 2024-09-04 EPSS Updated
  • 2024-09-30 CVE Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-554: Functionality Bypass
References (1)
URL Tag Source
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
URL Date SRC
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-29 2023-09-01
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Tenable
Search vendor "Tenable"
 Nessus
Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus"
 < 10.6.0
Search vendor "Tenable" for product "Nessus" and version " < 10.6.0"
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Affected