CVE-2021-20079
Description
Nessus versions 8.13.2 and earlier were found to contain a privilege escalation vulnerability which could allow a Nessus administrator user to upload a specially crafted file that could lead to gaining administrator privileges on the Nessus host.
Risk Information
Base Score
6.7
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
0.145
Associated Vulnerability
| Vulnerability | OS Platform |
|---|---|
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20079 are affected in Nessus Agent (x64) 8.13.2 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20079 are affected in Nessus Agent 8.13.2 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20079 are fixed in Nessus 8.14.0 | Windows |
| Vulnerabilities CVE-2021-20079 are fixed in Tenable Nessus 8.14.0 | Windows |
Patch Details
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| Patch ID | Patch Description |
|---|---|
| PATCH-343100 | Nessus Agent (x64) (10.8.0) |
| PATCH-343099 | Nessus Agent (10.8.0) |
References
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234