Vulnerability · Published Feb 5, 2021 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2020-5812
Medium 5.9
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Tenable Nessus AMI. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.5% (higher than 44% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.5%top 55.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nessus AMI versions 8.12.0 and earlier were found to either not validate, or incorrectly validate, a certificate which could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable Nessus AMI | 8.12.0 and earlier |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-01 x_refsource_MISC