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
- cve@mitre.org (mailing-list, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_XF)
- cve@mitre.org (vdb-entry, x_refsource_SECTRACK)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_OSVDB, 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.