CVE-2018-1147 (GCVE-0-2018-1147)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2018-05-18 22:00
Modified
2024-09-16 22:09
Severity ?
CWE
  • CrossSite Scripting (XSS)
Summary
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.
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Tenable Tenable Nessus Version: All versions prior to 7.1.0
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