# CVE-2022-4313: Command injection in Tenable.io, Tenable.sc and Nessus

> Authenticated users with scan policy roles can execute arbitrary commands on credentialed scan targets by manipulating audit policy variables.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **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:** 15 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 27 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-q2xm-492x-5xjf

## What is CVE-2022-4313?

CVE-2022-4313 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 15 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was reported where through modifying the scan variables, an authenticated user in Tenable products, that has Scan Policy Configuration roles, could manipulate audit policy variables to execute arbitrary commands on credentialed scan targets.

Weakness: CWE-427 (Uncontrolled Search Path Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4313?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Tenable Nessus, Tenable Plugin Feed.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-4313?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-4313 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-4313 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4313 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus

- [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)
- [CVE-2019-3974](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3974/): Path traversal in Tenable Nessus (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-4313 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-4313 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 15 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-4313 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-2022-4313/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4313/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-4313
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-4313
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-4313

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-4313/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.