CVE-2023-3251 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-3251: Pass-back vulnerability in Nessus

Vendor Tenable
Product Nessus
Weakness CWE-522 · Insufficiently protected credentials
Published August 29, 2023
Last update September 30, 2024
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CVSS base score

4.1/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality Low
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 29, 2023 CVE published
September 30, 2024 Record updated