Tenable Nessus up to 6.5.6 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Tenable Nessus up to 6.5.6. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. This manipulation causes cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2016-82012. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. Furthermore, an exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 6.5.6 (Security Testing Software). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-80. The product receives input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special characters such as "<", ">", and "&" that could be interpreted as web-scripting elements when they are sent to a downstream component that processes web pages. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was published 04/14/2016 as TNS-2016-08 as confirmed advisory (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at tenable.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2016-82012. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Technical details are unknown but an exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 90774 (Tenable Nessus 6.0.x < 6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published before and not just after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (112270) and Tenable (90774). Similar entry is available at VDB-82556. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-80 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional
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Nessus ID: 90774
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus 6.0.x < 6.6 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

04/12/2016 🔍
04/14/2016 +2 days 🔍
04/19/2016 +5 days 🔍
04/28/2016 +8 days 🔍
10/13/2018 +898 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TNS-2016-08
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-82012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-82012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-82555
X-Force: 112270 - Tenable Nessus cross-site scripting

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20091204
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Entryinfo

Created: 04/19/2016 14:22
Updated: 10/13/2018 08:38
Changes: 04/19/2016 14:22 (41), 10/13/2018 08:38 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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