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[R1] Nessus 8.11.0 Fixes One Vulnerability

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Synopsis

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.

Solution

Tenable has released Nessus 8.11.0 to address this issue. The installation files can be obtained from the Tenable Downloads Portal (https://www.tenable.com/downloads/nessus).

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Risk Information

CVE ID: CVE-2020-5765
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2020-05
Risk Factor: Low
Credit:
Nayab Keshodwala
CVSSv2 Base / Temporal Score
3.5 / 2.7
CVSSv2 Vector:
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:POC/RL:OF/RC:C)

Affected Products

Nessus 8.10.0 and earlier

Disclosure Timeline

2020-05-21 - Issue reported to Tenable
2020-05-22 - Issue reviewed by Tenable
2020-06-15 - Issue validated by Tenable
2020-07-02 - Tenable requests CVE ID
2020-07-14 - Nessus 8.11.0 Released by Tenable

Advisory Timeline

2020-07-14 - [R1] Initial Release