XSS in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2016-9260
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to handling of .nessus files.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (48.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_JVNDB, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-9260?
- CVE-2016-9260 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-01-31.
- How severe is CVE-2016-9260?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.