CVE-2018-1147

medium

Description

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

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-05-18

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 3.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Low

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium