Tenable Nessus up to 6.9.2 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Nessus up to 6.9.2 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2017-5179. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Tenable Nessus up to 6.9.2 (Security Testing Software). This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9.3 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The weakness was published 01/05/2017 by Nicolas Pouvesle (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2017-5179 since 01/03/2017. The attack can be initiated remotely. A single authentication is needed for exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 96833 (Tenable Nessus 6.x < 6.9.3 Multiple Stored XSS), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses : XSS and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 6.9.3 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 Tenable (96833) and SecurityFocus (BID 95307†). Similar entry is available at VDB-101205. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 96833
Nessus Name: Tenable Nessus 6.x < 6.9.3 Multiple Stored XSS
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OpenVAS ID: 800801
OpenVAS Name: Tenable Nessus < 6.9.3 Stored Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerabilities
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Nessus 6.9.3

Timelineinfo

01/03/2017 🔍
01/04/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/05/2017 +1 days 🔍
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01/06/2017 +1 days 🔍
01/27/2017 +21 days 🔍
10/27/2022 +2099 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Nicolas Pouvesle
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2017-5179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2017-5179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-95050
SecurityFocus: 95307 - Nessus CVE-2017-5179 HTML Injection Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2017-5179 - Tenable - Nessus - Cross-Site Scripting Issue
SecurityTracker: 1037558

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

Created: 01/06/2017 09:28
Updated: 10/27/2022 16:39
Changes: 01/06/2017 09:28 (71), 07/14/2020 18:42 (7), 10/27/2022 16:39 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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