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Tenable Nessus 6.8.x < 6.10.2 Arbitrary File Upload (TNS-2017-06)

high Nessus Plugin ID 99440

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Synopsis

An application running on the remote Windows host is affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability.

Description

According to its self-reported version, the Tenable Nessus application running on the remote host is 6.8.x, 6.9.x, or 6.10.x prior to 6.10.2.
It is, therefore, affected by an arbitrary file upload vulnerability due to an unspecified flaw. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this to upload a specially crafted file to an arbitrary system location.

Solution

Upgrade to Tenable Nessus version 6.10.2 or later.

See Also

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-06

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 99440

File Name: nessus_tns_2017_06.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 4/18/2017

Updated: 4/7/2022

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6

Temporal Score: 4.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-6543

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.3

Temporal Score: 6.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tenable:nessus

Required KB Items: Host/OS, installed_sw/nessus

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/21/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/21/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-6543

BID: 96418