CVE-2014-4980

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2014-07-23 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-200

Description

The /server/properties resource in Tenable Web UI before 2.3.5 for Nessus 5.2.3 through 5.2.7 allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information via the token parameter.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus: 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.2.6, 5.2.7
Tenable Web Ui: through 2.3.4

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127532/Tenable-Nessus-5.2.7-Parameter-Tampering-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2014-4980-parameter-tampering-nessus-web-ui/
http://www.osvdb.org/109376
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532839/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68782
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1030614
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2014-05
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/127532/Tenable-Nessus-5.2.7-Parameter-Tampering-Authentication-Bypass.html
http://www.halock.com/blog/cve-2014-4980-parameter-tampering-nessus-web-ui/
http://www.osvdb.org/109376
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/532839/100/0/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/68782

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