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.

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)

EPSS: 0.004 (58.9th 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 — 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)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

References

vultures@jpcert.or.jp (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_JVN, third-party-advisory)
vultures@jpcert.or.jp (x_refsource_CONFIRM, 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.