CVE-2017-6543
High
Description
Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remote, authenticated attacker to upload a crafted file that could be written to anywhere on the system. This could be used to subsequently gain elevated privileges on the system (e.g., after a reboot). This issue only affects installations on Windows.
SeverityHigh
CVSS7.3
Exploit probability—
ProductTenable Nessus
PublishedMar 8, 2017
First seenMar 8, 2017
How to fix
Sources list no fixed version or patch link for this vulnerability.
Affected products
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| tenable nessus | v ≤ 6.10.1 | — |
| tenable appliance | 4.4.0 | — |
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