Test ID:	1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.118560
Category:	General
Title:	Tenable Nessus Arbitrary File Write Vulnerability (TNS-2023-39)
Summary:	Tenable Nessus is prone to an arbitrary file write vulnerability.
Description:	Summary: Tenable Nessus is prone to an arbitrary file write vulnerability. Vulnerability Insight: 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. Affected Software/OS: Tenable Nessus prior to version 10.5.7. Solution: Update to version 10.5.7 or later. Note: The installation files for version 10.5.7 can only be obtained via the Nessus Feed. CVSS Score: 7.7 CVSS Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:M/C:N/I:C/A:C
Cross-Ref:	Common Vulnerability Exposure (CVE) ID: CVE-2023-6062 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-39 https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-40
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