CVE-2023-24493

A formula injection vulnerability exists in Tenable.sc due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated attacker could leverage the reporting system to export reports containing formulas, which would then require a victim to approve and execute on a host.

CVSS v3 5.7 MEDIUM

5.7^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.1 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-03	Patch Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-03	Patch Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 07:47

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2023-01-26 21:18

Updated : 2025-04-01 15:15

NVD link : CVE-2023-24493

Mitre link : CVE-2023-24493

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2023-24493

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

tenable.sc

CWE

CWE-20

Improper Input Validation

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