CVE-2022-28291
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.6%
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.
Affected configurations
| CPE | Name | Operator | Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| tenable:nessus | tenable nessus | eq | * |
CNA Affected
[
{
"vendor": "n/a",
"product": "Nessus Professional ",
"versions": [
{
"version": "Version 10.1.1",
"status": "affected"
}
]
}
]Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.3 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
32.6%