CVE-2023-6178
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on...
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
- Record
CVE-2023-6178- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58428
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
- Record
EUVD-2023-58428- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8hj6-r7xc-4vrv
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on...
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
- Record
GHSA-8hj6-r7xc-4vrv- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
An arbitrary file write vulnerability exists where an authenticated attacker with privileges on the managing application could alter Nessus Rules variables to overwrite arbitrary files on the remote host, which could lead to a denial of service condition.
- Record
CVE-2023-6178- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6178 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) in Tenable Nessus, published November 20, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.83%, the 57th percentile. No source names a fixed version.