CVE-2022-28291

 

Published at: - 17-10-2022 06:15

Last modified: - 19-10-2022 03:34

Total changes: - 2

Description

Insufficiently Protected Credentials: An authenticated user with debug privileges can retrieve stored Nessus policy credentials from the “nessusd� process in cleartext via process dumping. The affected products are all versions of Nessus Essentials and Professional. The vulnerability allows an attacker to access credentials stored in Nessus scanners, potentially compromising its customers’ network of assets.

Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS)

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

 

Verification logic

 

Reference

• https://cybersecurityworks.com/blog/zero-days/csw-expert-discovers-a-zero-day-vulnerability-in-tenables-nessus-scanner.html

 

Keywords

NVD

 

CVE-2022-28291

 

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Common vulnerabilities & exposures

 

CVSS

 

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