Nessus <10.6.0 Pass-Back Vulnerability (SMTP Credentials Exposure)
CVE-2023-3251 Published on August 29, 2023
Pass-back vulnerability in Nessus
A pass-back vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could uncover stored SMTP credentials within the Nessus application.This issue affects Nessus: before 10.6.0.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-3251 can be exploited with network access, and requires 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 small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity and availability.
Weakness Type
Insufficiently Protected Credentials
The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
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Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus:- Before 10.6.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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