Vulnerability in Nessus
CVE-2004-2722
Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the original researcher reports that the vendor has disputed this issue
Published · last modified .
CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 2.1 (Low). Vector: AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (20.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 21st percentile — 20.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Nessus — versions 2.0.10a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1363.html (mailing-list)
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15644 (vdb-entry)
- securitytracker.com/id (vdb-entry)
- www.osvdb.org/4816 (vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2004-2722?
- CVE-2004-2722 is a vulnerability in Nessus, classified under CWE-255. Published 2004-12-31.
- Is CVE-2004-2722 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.