CVE-2017-6543

Description

Tenable Nessus before 6.10.2 (as used alone or in Tenable Appliance before 4.5.0) was found to contain a flaw that allowed a remote, authenticated attacker to upload a crafted file that could be written to anywhere on the system. This could be used to subsequently gain elevated privileges on the system (e.g., after a reboot). This issue only affects installations on Windows.

7.3

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.0 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.27%

Vendor Advisory tenable.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-06	vendor advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96418	vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2017-6543?: CVE-2017-6543 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2017-6543?: To fix CVE-2017-6543, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2017-6543 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2017-6543 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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