CVE-2018-1147

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

In Nessus before 7.1.0, a XSS vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker could create and upload a .nessus file, which may be viewed by an administrator allowing for the execution of arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. In other scenarios, XSS could also occur by altering variables from the Advanced Settings.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.4/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Tenable	Tenable Nessus	All versions prior to 7.1.0

References

http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05Vendor Advisory
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: May 18, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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