Tenable Nessus up to 6.7 UI Stored cross site scripting
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tenable Nessus up to 6.7 (Security Testing Software). This affects an unknown part of the component UI. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability (Stored). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-80. This is going to have an impact on integrity. An attacker might be able to inject arbitrary html and script code into the web site. This would alter the appearance and would make it possible to initiate further attacks against site visitors.
The bug was discovered 07/19/2016. The weakness was presented 12/27/2019 with Tenable Network Security. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1000029 since 07/19/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. A single authentication is necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.
The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 92465 (Tenable Nessus 6.x CGI abuses and running in the context remote.
Upgrading to version 6.8 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.
The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at SecurityFocus (BID 92134) and Tenable (92465). See 90193, 90194, 90195 and 90196 for similar entries.
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: π
VulDB Reliability: π
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VulDB Base Score: π
VulDB Temp Score: π
VulDB Reliability: π
Class: Cross site scripting / Stored (CWE-80)
Local: No
Remote: Yes
Availability: π
Status: Not defined
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Current Price Estimation: π
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Nessus ID: 92465
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus 6.x Nessus File: π
Nessus Risk: π
Nessus Family: π
Nessus Context: π
Threat Intelligence
Threat: π
Adversaries: π
Geopolitics: π
Economy: π
Predictions: π
Remediation: πRecommended: Upgrade
Status: π
0-Day Time: π
Upgrade: Nessus 6.8
07/19/2016 Vulnerability found
07/19/2016 Countermeasure disclosed
07/19/2016 CVE assigned
07/19/2016 SecurityFocus entry assigned
07/20/2016 Nessus plugin released
12/27/2019 Advisory disclosed
12/28/2019 VulDB entry created
12/28/2019 VulDB last updateOrganization: Tenable Network Security
CVE: CVE-2016-1000029 (π)
SecurityFocus: 92134 - Nessus Multiple Unspecified HTML injection Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - Nessus UI cross-site scripting
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
See also: π
Created: 12/28/2019 11:58 AM
Complete: π
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