Tenable Nessus 6.8.0/6.8.1/6.9.0/6.9.1/6.9.2 cross site scripting
CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
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A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tenable Nessus 6.8.0/6.8.1/6.9.0/6.9.1/6.9.2 (Security Testing Software). This affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. This is going to have an impact on integrity. The summary by CVE is:
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
The bug was discovered 01/04/2017. The weakness was published 05/12/2017 (Website). The advisory is shared at jvn.jp. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2017-2122 since 12/01/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Required for exploitation is a authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059.007 for this issue.
The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 128 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
Similar entry is available at 95050.
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CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4
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Exploiting
Class: Cross site scriptingCWE: CWE-79 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
ATT&CK: T1059.007
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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OpenVAS ID: 800801
OpenVAS Name: Tenable Nessus < 6.9.3 Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
12/01/2016 🔍01/04/2017 🔍
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09/26/2020 🔍
Sources
Advisory: jvn.jpStatus: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-2122 (🔍)
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-2122 - Tenable - Nessus - Low
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Entry
Created: 05/13/2017 09:12Updated: 09/26/2020 10:44
Changes: 05/13/2017 09:12 (62), 09/26/2020 10:44 (2)
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