Vulnerability · Published Nov 20, 2023 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2023-6062Arbitrary File Write
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Nessus from Tenable. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.