Nessus Web UI Priv Esc: Read Debug Log Without Rights
CVE-2022-33757 Published on October 25, 2022
An authenticated attacker could read Nessus Debug Log file attachments from the web UI without having the correct privileges to do so. This may lead to the disclosure of information on the scan target and/or the Nessus scan to unauthorized parties able to reach the Nessus instance.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2022-33757 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a high impact on confidentiality, with no impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Authorization Vulnerability?
The software does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.
CVE-2022-33757 has been classified to as an Authorization vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2022-33757
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Affected Versions
Tenable, Inc. Tenable Nessus:- Before 10.2.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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