XSS in Tenable Tenable.sc
CVE-2023-24494
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in Tenable.sc due to improper validation of user-supplied input before returning it to users. An authenticated, remote attacker can exploit this by convincing a user to click a specially crafted URL, to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (50.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 50.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Tenable Tenable.sc
- Tenable.sc — versions Tenable.sc versions 5.23.1 and earlier
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2023-03 (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-24494?
- CVE-2023-24494 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tenable Tenable.sc, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 5.4/10. Published 2023-01-26.
- How severe is CVE-2023-24494?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.4 out of 10.