CVE-2022-28291

CVSS V2 None CVSS V3 Medium 6.5

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.

Overview

CVE ID
CVE-2022-28291

Assigner
disclose@cybersecurityworks.com

Vulnerability Status
Analyzed

Published Version
2022-10-17T16:15:20

Last Modified Date
2022-10-19T13:34:24

Weakness Enumerations

CWE	URL
CWE-522	http://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/522.html

CPE Configuration (Product)

CPE	Vulnerable	Operator	Version Start	Version End
cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::	1	OR

CVSS Version 3

Version
3.1

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

Attack Vector
NETWORK

Attack Compatibility
LOW

Privileges Required
LOW

User Interaction
NONE

Scope
UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact
HIGH

Availability Impact
NONE

Base Score
6.5

Base Severity
MEDIUM

Exploitability Score
2.8

Impact Score
3.6

References

Reference URL	Reference Tags
https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html

Sources

Source Name	Source URL
NIST	https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-28291
MITRE	https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2022-28291

History

Created	Old Value	New Value	Data Type	Notes
2022-10-17 17:00:17				Added to TrackCVE
2022-12-07 08:15:24	2022-10-17T16:15Z	2022-10-17T16:15:20	CVE Published Date	updated
2022-12-07 08:15:24		2022-10-19T13:34:24	CVE Modified Date	updated
2022-12-07 08:15:24		Analyzed	Vulnerability Status	updated