Tenable Nessus SEoL (6.11.x)

critical Nessus Plugin ID 182240

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Synopsis

An unsupported version of Tenable Nessus is installed on the remote host.

Description

According to its version, Tenable Nessus is 6.11.x. It is, therefore, no longer maintained by its vendor or provider.

Lack of support implies that no new security patches for the product will be released by the vendor. As a result, it may contain security vulnerabilities.

Solution

Upgrade to a version of Tenable Nessus that is currently supported.

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 182240

File Name: nessus_6_11_seol.nasl

Version: 1.1

Type: combined

Agent: windows, macosx, unix

Family: Misc.

Published: 9/29/2023

Updated: 11/2/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

CVSS Score Rationale: Tenable standard unsupported software score.

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: manual

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:tenable:nessus

Required KB Items: installed_sw/Tenable Nessus

Detections

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