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FKIE_CVE-2018-1147

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-05-18 22:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:50
Severity
5.4 (Medium) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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.
References
vulnreport@tenable.comhttp://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
vulnreport@tenable.comhttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05Vendor Advisory
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tenable nessus *
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  "lastModified": "2026-06-17T01:50:35.137",
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