XSS in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2017-2122
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
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.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.008 (55.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 55th percentile — 55.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus — versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0
- Tenable Network Security, Inc. Nessus — versions 6.9.1, 6.8.1, 6.9.2
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87760109/index.html (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-01 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-2122?
- CVE-2017-2122 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2017-05-12.
- How severe is CVE-2017-2122?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.