CVE-2018-1141
Nessus Local Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description
When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus versions prior to 7.0.3 did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.
INFO
Published Date :
March 20, 2018, 6:29 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 21, 2024, 3:59 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
1.0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2018-1141.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01 | Vendor Advisory |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01 | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2018-1141 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CWE Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 03, 2019
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CWE CWE-264 CWE-264 CWE-732 -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 24, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 (AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3 AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-01 Vendor Advisory Added CWE CWE-264 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.0.3 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 25, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040557 [No Types Assigned]
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-1141 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-1141
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.04 }} 0.00%
score
0.05635
percentile