CVE-2023-6062 (GCVE-0-2023-6062)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-20 20:20 – Updated: 2024-12-02 20:52
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Summary
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
Severity ?
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
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Vendor Product Version
Tenable Nessus Affected: 0 , < 10.6.2 (10.6.2)
Unaffected: 10.5.7
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