CVE-2016-9260

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to handling of .nessus files.

CVSS v3 5.4 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 3.5 LOW

5.4^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploitability : 2.3 / Impact : 2.7

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

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://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12796388/index.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000013.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95772	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16	Vendor Advisory
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12796388/index.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000013.html	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95772	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

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

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-01-31 22:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2016-9260

Mitre link : CVE-2016-9260

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-9260

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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