Vulnerability · Published Aug 21, 2020 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2020-5774
High 7.1
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Tenable Nessus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)7.1High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. The lack of proper session expiration could allow attackers with local access to login into an existing browser session.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable Nessus | < 8.11.1 |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-06 x_refsource_MISC