Vulnerabilities > CVE-2023-6178 - Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in Tenable Nessus

047910
CVSS 6.5 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
NETWORK
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
HIGH
Confidentiality impact
NONE
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
network
low complexity
tenable
CWE-787

Summary

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Tenable
141

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)