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CVE-2016-9259

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Published: Feb 28, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

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5.4
Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploitability: 2.3 / Impact: 2.7
Source: NVD

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Affected (4)

Products: Tenable: Nessus
Tenable
1 product
Nessus
Configuration A
4 vulnerable
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Tenable
Nessus
Version 6.8.1
Nessus
Version 6.8.2
Nessus
Version 6.8
Nessus
Version 6.9

Related CWEs

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users.

References (4)

Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: cve@mitre.org
PatchVendor Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
PatchVendor Advisory

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