SB2023082954 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 3 secuirty vulnerabilities.

1) Unprotected storage of credentials (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3251)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to SMTP credentials.

The vulnerability exists due to the way SMTP credentials are stored within the application. A remote privileged user can uncover stored SMTP credentials.

2) Input validation error (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3252)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote privileged user can alter logging variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host with log data, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

3) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-3253)

The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper authorization. A remote authenticated user can view a list of all the users available in the application.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-29
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-31