CVE-2020-5793

A vulnerability in Nessus versions 8.9.0 through 8.12.0 for Windows & Nessus Agent 8.0.0 and 8.1.0 for Windows could allow an authenticated local attacker to copy user-supplied files to a specially constructed path in a specifically named user directory. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability by creating a malicious file and copying the file to a system directory. The attacker needs valid credentials on the Windows system to exploit this vulnerability.

CVSS v3.0 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

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CVSS v3.0 : HIGH

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

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CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

V2 Legend

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-07	Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-08	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.0.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_agent:8.1.0:::::::*

cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2020-11-05 12:15

Updated : 2020-11-16 10:41

NVD link : CVE-2020-5793

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5793

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Products Affected

tenable

nessus_agent
nessus

microsoft

windows

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