Vulnerability CVE-2004-2722
Published: 2004-12-31   Modified: 2012-02-12

Description:
** DISPUTED ** Nessus 2.0.10a stores account passwords in plaintext in .nessusrc files, which allows local users to obtain passwords. NOTE: the original researcher reports that the vendor has disputed this issue.

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Nessus -> Nessus 

 References:
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/fulldisclosure/2004-03/1363.html
http://securitytracker.com/id?1009575
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/15644
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