CVE-2023-0476 (GCVE-0-2023-0476)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-01-25 00:00 – Updated: 2025-04-01 14:58
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
A LDAP injection vulnerability exists in Tenable.sc due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated attacker could generate data in Active Directory using the application account through blind LDAP injection.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-01 14:58 UTC
CWE
- LDAP Injection
- CWE-74 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Output Used by a Downstream Component ('Injection')
Assigner
References
1 reference
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable.sc |
Affected:
Tenable.sc versions 5.23.1 and earlier
|
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