CVE-2023-2005 Tenable Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 Fixes Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
A malicious actor with scan target permissions can escalate privileges by placing a binary in a specific location to abuse a Tenable plugin.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2005?
CVE-2023-2005 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 26 Jun 2023. 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
Vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.Io, Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center.This issue affects Tenable.Io: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Nessus: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 ; Security Center: before Plugin Feed ID #202306261202 .
This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.
Weakness: CWE-427
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2005?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Tenable Nessus, Tenable Security Center, Tenable Tenable.io.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2005?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2005 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2023-2005 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2005 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-rx3v-c929-952g.