CVE ID | Published | Description | Score | Severity |
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A SQL injection vulnerability exists where an authenticated, low-privileged remote attacker could potentially alter scan DB content. | 6.5 |
MEDIUM |
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A stored XSS vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus proxy settings, which could lead to the execution of remote arbitrary scripts. | 4.8 |
MEDIUM |
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An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition. | 6.8 |
MEDIUM |
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Under certain conditions, a low privileged attacker could load a specially crafted file during installation or upgrade to escalate privileges on Windows and Linux hosts. | 7.3 |
HIGH |
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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. | 6.5 |
MEDIUM |