CVSS Meta Temp Score | Current Exploit Price (≈) | CTI Interest Score |
---|---|---|
4.0 | $0-$5k | 0.00 |
A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 8.4.x (Security Testing Software). It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component URL Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-74. The product constructs all or part of a command, data structure, or record using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify how it is parsed or interpreted when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:
Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by convincing another targeted Nessus user to view a malicious URL and use Nessus to send fraudulent messages. Successful exploitation could allow the authenticated adversary to inject arbitrary text into the feed status, which will remain saved post session expiration.
The weakness was published 07/01/2019 (Website). The advisory is available at tenable.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2019-3962 since 01/03/2019. Local access is required to approach this attack. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1055 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.
Upgrading to version 8.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.
Similar entry is available at 136889.
Product
Type
Vendor
Name
Version
License
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
VulDB CVSS-B Score: 🔍VulDB CVSS-BT Score: 🔍
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.1VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.0
VulDB Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Temp Score: 4.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 3.3
NVD Vector: 🔍
CVSSv2
AV | AC | Au | C | I | A |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 | 💳 |
Vector | Complexity | Authentication | Confidentiality | Integrity | Availability |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
VulDB Base Score: 🔍
VulDB Temp Score: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍
NVD Base Score: 🔍
Exploiting
Class: InjectionCWE: CWE-74 / CWE-707
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍
Local: Yes
Remote: No
Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined
EPSS Score: 🔍
EPSS Percentile: 🔍
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔍
0-Day | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
---|---|---|---|---|
Today | unlock | unlock | unlock | unlock |
Threat Intelligence
Interest: 🔍Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍
Countermeasures
Recommended: UpgradeStatus: 🔍
0-Day Time: 🔍
Upgrade: Nessus 8.5.0
Timeline
01/03/2019 🔍07/01/2019 🔍
07/02/2019 🔍
10/15/2023 🔍
Sources
Advisory: tenable.comStatus: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2019-3962 (🔍)
SecurityFocus: 109025
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
See also: 🔍
Entry
Created: 07/02/2019 06:43Updated: 10/15/2023 09:15
Changes: 07/02/2019 06:43 (59), 06/29/2020 16:50 (1), 10/15/2023 09:15 (4)
Complete: 🔍
No comments yet. Languages: en.
Please log in to comment.