CVE-2024-2390

Published: Mar 18, 2024Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.8

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability: 1.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com (Secondary)

Description

As a part of Tenable’s vulnerability disclosure program, a vulnerability in a Nessus plugin was identified and reported. This vulnerability could allow a malicious actor with sufficient permissions on a scan target to place a binary in a specific filesystem location, and abuse the impacted plugin in order to escalate privileges.

Related CWEs

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

References (2)

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-05

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-05

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

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