CVE-2016-1000029

Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would potentially impact other admins (Tenable IDs 5218 and 5269).

CVSS v3 4.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

4.8^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.7 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

3.5^/10

CVSS v2.0 : LOW

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Exploitability : 6.8 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact NONE

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11	Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2019-12-27 15:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 02:42

NVD link : CVE-2016-1000029

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1000029

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-1000029

JSON object : View

Products Affected

tenable

nessus

CWE

CWE-79

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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