XSS in Tenable Nessus
CVE-2018-1147
In Nessus before 7.1.0, a XSS vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker could create and upload a .nessus file, which may be viewed by an administrator allowing for the execution of arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. In other scenarios, XSS could also occur by altering variables from the Advanced Settings.
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: 0.011 (64.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 64th percentile — 64.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: -0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
- Tenable Nessus — versions All versions prior to 7.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-1147?
- CVE-2018-1147 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2018-05-18.
- How severe is CVE-2018-1147?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.