# CVE-2022-33757: Missing authorization in Tenable Nessus

> Authenticated attackers can access debug log attachments without proper privileges, leading to information disclosure of scan targets and results.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 24 Oct 2022
- **Updated:** 7 May 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9gvf-7m63-wqh9

## What is CVE-2022-33757?

CVE-2022-33757 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 24 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authenticated attacker could read Nessus Debug Log file attachments from the web UI without having the correct privileges to do so. This may lead to the disclosure of information on the scan target and/or the Nessus scan to unauthorized parties able to reach the Nessus instance.

Weakness: CWE-284 (Improper Access Control)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33757?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Tenable Nessus.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-33757?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33757 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-33757 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus

- [CVE-2022-4313](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4313/): Command injection in Tenable.io, Tenable.sc and Nessus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0524](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0524/): Privilege escalation in Tenable.io, Tenable.sc, Nessus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-0101](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-0101/): Privilege escalation in Nessus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2022-32973](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-32973/): Privilege escalation in Nessus (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2025-36630](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-36630/): Local Privilege Escalation (high 8.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-33757 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-33757 is a medium-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 24 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33757 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Tenable Nessus. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33757/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33757/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-33757
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-33757
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-33757

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-33757/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.