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[R2] Nessus 7.0.3 Fixes One Vulnerability

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Synopsis

When installing Nessus to a directory outside of the default location, Nessus did not enforce secure permissions for sub-directories on Windows operating systems. This could allow for local privilege escalation if users had not secured the directories in the installation location.

Solution

Tenable has released Nessus version 7.0.3 address this issue. To update your Nessus installation, follow these steps:
• Download the appropriate installation file to the system hosting Nessus Professional or Nessus Manager, available at the Tenable Support Portal (https://support.tenable.com/support-center/index.php?x=&mod_id=200)
• Stop the Nessus service.
• Install according to your operating system procedures.
• Restart the Nessus service.

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2018-1141
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2018-01
Risk Factor: Low
Credit:
@n0x00
CVSSv2 Base / Temporal Score
3.0 / 2.3
CVSSv2 Vector:
AV:L/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:P/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C/CDP:L/TD:L/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND

Affected Products

Nessus 7.0.2 and earlier (Windows Only)

Disclosure Timeline

2017-12-03 - Issue reported to Tenable by @n0x00
2017-12-04 - Tenable confirms receipt and verifies issues
2018-03-14 - Nessus 7.0.3 released
2018-03-19 - CVE ID assigned and advisory published

Advisory Timeline

2018-03-19 - [R1] Initial Release
2018-05-21 - [R2] Updated to specify impacted Operating Systems