CVE-2023-6178 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-6178

Vendor Tenable
Product Nessus Agent
Published November 20, 2023
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

6.8/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 20, 2023 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated