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CVE-2018-1147 (GCVE-0-2018-1147)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-05-18 22:00 – Updated: 2024-09-16 22:09
VLAI
Summary
In Nessus before 7.1.0, a XSS vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker could create and upload a .nessus file, which may be viewed by an administrator allowing for the execution of arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. In other scenarios, XSS could also occur by altering variables from the Advanced Settings.
Severity
5.4 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CrossSite Scripting (XSS)
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05 x_refsource_CONFIRM
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918 vdb-entryx_refsource_SECTRACK
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Tenable Tenable Nessus Affected: All versions prior to 7.1.0
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Date Public
2018-05-15 00:00
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