CVE-2022-3499 Information disclosure in Tenable Nessus

Medium 6.5 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can exploit shared linking keys to access unauthorized agent logs and data in Tenable Nessus.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-3499?

CVE-2022-3499 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 31 Oct 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An authenticated attacker could utilize the identical agent and cluster node linking keys to potentially allow for a scenario where unauthorized disclosure of agent logs and data is present.

Weakness: CWE-532

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3499?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Tenable Nessus.

How do I fix CVE-2022-3499?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-3499 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2022-3499 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3499 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Tenable Nessus vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-gmj6-42q6-cwrf.

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