CVE-2023-6178 Path traversal in Nessus Agent
Authenticated attackers can overwrite arbitrary files via Nessus Rules variables, causing denial of service on the remote host.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6178?
CVE-2023-6178 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, published on 20 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Tenable Nessus.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6178 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-2023-6178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8hj6-r7xc-4vrv.