VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-1141
This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
HIGH 7.0EPSS 0.23%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.23%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.0 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.23% probability · 14th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732
- Affected
- tenable/nessus
- Source
- vulnreport@tenable.com
References
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.