CVE-2018-1141

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.

CVSS v3 7.0 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 4.4 MEDIUM

7.0^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.0 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

4.4^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 3.4 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2018-03-20 18:29

Updated : 2023-12-10 12:30

NVD link : CVE-2018-1141

Mitre link : CVE-2018-1141

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2018-1141

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

nessus

CWE

CWE-732

Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

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