What is CVE-2023-3252?

CVE-2023-3252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-08-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-3252?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Tenable Nessus

CVE-2023-3252

An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges could alter logging variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host with log data, which could lead to a denial of service condition.

EPSS: 0.006 (45.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-3252?: CVE-2023-3252 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2023-08-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-3252?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.