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[R2] Nessus Version 10.4.0 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities

Medium

Synopsis

Nessus leverages third-party software to help provide underlying functionality. Several of the third-party components (select2.js, jQuery UI) were found to contain vulnerabilities, and updated versions have been made available by the providers. Additionally, two separate vulnerabilities (Client Side Validation Bypass and Improper Access Control) were discovered, reported and fixed.

1. CVE-2022-3498 - An authenticated attacker could modify the client-side behavior to bypass the protection mechanisms resulting in potentially unexpected interactions between the client and server.

2. CVE-2022-3499 - An authenticated attacker could utilize the identical agent and cluster node linking keys to potentially allow for a scenario where unauthorized disclosure of agent logs and data is present.

Out of caution and in line with good practice, Tenable has opted to upgrade these components to address the potential impact of the issues. Nessus 10.4.0 fixes the reported Client Side Validation Bypass and Improper Access Control vulnerabilities, updates jquery-ui to version 1.13.2 and select2.js to version 4.0.13 to address the remaining identified vulnerabilities.

Solution

Tenable has released Nessus 10.4.0 to address these issues. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus).

This page contains information regarding security vulnerabilities that may impact Tenable's products. This may include issues specific to our software, or due to the use of third-party libraries within our software. Tenable strongly encourages users to ensure that they upgrade or apply relevant patches in a timely manner.

Tenable takes product security very seriously. If you believe you have found a vulnerability in one of our products, we ask that you please work with us to quickly resolve it in order to protect customers. Tenable believes in responding quickly to such reports, maintaining communication with researchers, and providing a solution in short order.

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Risk Information

Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2022-21
Risk Factor: Medium
Credit:
Justin LaSelva, Information Security Office, The University of Texas at Austin (CVE-2022-3499)
Cemil Yurdagul - Sr. Application Security Engineer (CVE-2022-3498)
CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score:
2.7 / 2.4 (CVE-2022-3498)
6.4 / 5.6 (CVE-2022-3499)
6.1 / 5.3 (CVE-2022-31160)
6.1 / 5.3 (CVE-2021-41182)
6.1 / 5.3 (CVE-2021-41183)
6.1 / 5.3 (CVE-2021-41184)
6.1 / 5.3 (CVE-2016-10744)
CVSSv3 Vector:
AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-3498)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-3499)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2022-31160)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2021-41182)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2021-41183)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2021-41184)
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C (CVE-2016-10744)

Affected Products

Nessus 10.3.1 and earlier

Advisory Timeline

2022-10-27 - [R1] Initial Release
2022-11-03 - [R2] CVSS Scoring and Vector Update for CVE-2022-3499