CVE-2019-3923

Published: Feb 12, 2019Modified: Nov 21, 2024

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

Nessus versions 8.2.1 and earlier were found to contain a stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability via a specially crafted request to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. Tenable has released Nessus 8.2.2 to address this issue.

Affected (1)

Products: Tenable: Nessus

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus	Up to 8.2.1

Related CWEs

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 (2)

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-01

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-01

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Vendor Advisory

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