CVE-2023-5623 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NNM failed to properly set ACLs on its installation directory, which could allow a low privileged user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges where NNM is installed to a non-standard location

Published: 2023-10-26

Score: 7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Tenable

Nessus Network Monitor

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 6.3.0

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus_network_monitor:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-57916	NNM failed to properly set ACLs on its installation directory, which could allow a low privileged user to run arbitrary code with SYSTEM privileges where NNM is installed to a non-standard location

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00151.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-34

History

Mon, 09 Sep 2024 17:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Weaknesses		CWE-276

Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2023-10-26T16:25:17.792Z

Updated: 2024-09-09T15:50:01.791Z

Reserved: 2023-10-17T19:03:43.341Z

Link: CVE-2023-5623

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T08:07:32.253Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-10-26T17:15:09.860

Modified: 2026-06-17T06:48:57.750

Link: CVE-2023-5623

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-276
Incorrect Default Permissions
CWE-94
Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

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