Nessus
CVE-2020-5774
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. The lack of proper session expiration could allow attackers with local access to login into an existing browser session.
AnalysisAI
Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.1), this vulnerability is low attack complexity.
Technical ContextAI
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-613. Nessus versions 8.11.0 and earlier were found to maintain sessions longer than the permitted period in certain scenarios. The lack of proper session expiration could allow attackers with local access to login into an existing browser session. Affected products include: Tenable Nessus.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Same weakness CWE-613 – Insufficient Session Expiration
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