Tenable Log Correlation Engine up to 4.8.0 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tenable Log Correlation Engine up to 4.8.0. It has been declared as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2016-9261. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Tenable Log Correlation Engine up to 4.8.0 and classified as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown processing. 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 Log Correlation Engine (aka LCE) before 4.8.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

The bug was discovered 11/10/2016. The weakness was presented 02/28/2017 by Venustech as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared for download at tenable.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-9261 since 11/10/2016. The attack can be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a single authentication. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.007.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 97893 (Tenable Log Correlation Engine (LCE) < 4.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context l.

Upgrading to version 4.8.1 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 (97893) and SecurityFocus (BID 79825†). See VDB-80040, VDB-95817 and VDB-95818 for similar entries. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 97893
Nessus Name: Tenable Log Correlation Engine (LCE) < 4.8.1 Multiple Vulnerabilities
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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Log Correlation Engine 4.8.1

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01/02/2016 🔍
10/01/2016 +273 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +40 days 🔍
11/10/2016 +0 days 🔍
02/28/2017 +110 days 🔍
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03/01/2017 +1 days 🔍
03/22/2017 +21 days 🔍
09/02/2020 +1260 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: tenable.com
Researcher: Venustech
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2016-9261 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9261
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-97348
SecurityFocus: 79825 - PCRE CVE-2016-1283 Heap Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-9261 - Tenable Log Correlation Engine - Cross-Site Scripting Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/01/2017 08:12
Updated: 09/02/2020 17:17
Changes: 03/01/2017 08:12 (72), 09/02/2020 17:17 (2)
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Cache ID: 216:184:103

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