CVE-2020-5765

Published: Jul 15, 2020Modified: Jun 17, 2026

5.4

Vector

CVSS:3.1/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 8.10.0 and earlier were found to contain a Stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of input during scan configuration. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in a user's session. Tenable has implemented additional input validation mechanisms to correct this issue in Nessus 8.11.0.

Affected (1)

Products: Tenable: Nessus

1 product

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Tenable Nessus	Up to 8.10.0

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-2020-05

Source: vulnreport@tenable.com

Vendor Advisory

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-05

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

Vendor Advisory

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