CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2020-5812

Nessus AMI versions 8.12.0 and earlier were found to either not validate, or incorrectly validate, a certificate which could allow an attacker to spoof a trusted entity by using a man-in-the-middle (MITM) attack.

4.3 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

5.9 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-01 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:o:tenable:nessus_amazon_machine_image:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2021-02-06 12:15

Updated : 2021-02-10 04:59

NVD link : CVE-2020-5812

Mitre link : CVE-2020-5812

Products Affected

Nessus Amazon Machine Image

Tenable

CWE
CWE-295

Improper Certificate Validation