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

EPSS: 0.003 (22.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

  • Nessus — versions 2.0.10a
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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.