CVE-2017-6543 Path traversal in n/a
Remote authenticated attackers can upload files to arbitrary locations on Windows systems, leading to privilege escalation and potential code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-6543?
CVE-2017-6543 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 8 Mar 2017. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remote, authenticated attacker to upload a crafted file that could be written to anywhere on the system. This could be used to subsequently gain elevated privileges on the system (e.g., after a reboot). This issue only affects installations on Windows.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-6543?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Tenable Appliance, Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2017-6543?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-6543 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2017-6543 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-6543 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qprc-f7qc-63gc.