CVE-2021-20076 (GCVE-0-2021-20076)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-03-03 16:30 – Updated: 2024-08-03 17:30
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
Tenable.sc and Tenable.sc Core versions 5.13.0 through 5.17.0 were found to contain a vulnerability that could allow an authenticated, unprivileged user to perform Remote Code Execution (RCE) on the Tenable.sc server via Hypertext Preprocessor unserialization.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- Remote Code Execution
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2021-03 | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable.sc |
Affected:
5.13.0 through 5.17.0
|
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