SB20230118101 - Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus



SB20230118101 - Privilege escalation in Tenable Nessus

Published: January 18, 2023

Security Bulletin ID SB20230118101
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Code execution

Breakdown by Severity

Medium 100%
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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.


1) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-0101)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated user can execute a specially crafted file to obtain root or NT AUTHORITY / SYSTEM privileges on the Nessus host.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.