What is CVE-2024-9158?

CVE-2024-9158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-09-30.

How severe is CVE-2024-9158?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-9158 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

XSS in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor

CVE-2024-9158

A stored cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Nessus Network Monitor where an authenticated, privileged local attacker could inject arbitrary code into the NNM UI via the local CLI.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

EPSS: 0.003 (23.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tenable Nessus Network Monitor — versions 0
Tenable Nessus_network_monitor

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-79 — Cross-site Scripting

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

vulnreport@tenable.com (Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-9158?: CVE-2024-9158 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenable Nessus Network Monitor, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2024-09-30.
How severe is CVE-2024-9158?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-9158 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.