Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd” process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.
References
| Link | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
| https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
History
21 Nov 2024, 06:57
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| References | () https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
19 Oct 2022, 13:34
| Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| References | (MISC) https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html - Exploit, Third Party Advisory | |
| CWE | CWE-522 | |
| CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : unknown
v3 : 6.5 |
| CPE | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
17 Oct 2022, 17:56
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| New CVE |
Information
Published : 2022-10-17 16:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 06:57
NVD link : CVE-2022-28291
Mitre link : CVE-2022-28291
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-28291
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tenable
- nessus
CWE
CWE-522
Insufficiently Protected Credentials