What is CVE-2023-24493?

CVE-2023-24493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.sc, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-01-26.

How severe is CVE-2023-24493?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Tenable Tenable.sc

CVE-2023-24493

A formula injection vulnerability exists in Tenable.sc due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated attacker could leverage the reporting system to export reports containing formulas, which would then require a victim to approve and execute on a host.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.007 (50.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Tenable Tenable.sc
N/a Tenable.sc — versions Tenable.sc versions 5.23.1 and earlier

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-24493?: CVE-2023-24493 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.sc, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.7/10. Published 2023-01-26.
How severe is CVE-2023-24493?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.7 out of 10.