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CVE-2004-2722
Published: Oct 6, 2007
Modified: Aug 8, 2024
PUBLISHED
Description
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
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
n/a | n/a | affected n/a |
References
20040326 Nessus stores credentials in plain text
mailing-list
x_refsource_FULLDISC
nessus-nessusrc-plaintext-password(15644)
vdb-entry
x_refsource_XF
1009575
vdb-entry
x_refsource_SECTRACK
4816
vdb-entry
x_refsource_OSVDB
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