Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-3962
Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by convincing another targeted Nessus user to view a malicious URL and use Nessus to send fraudulent messages. Successful exploitation could allow the authenticated adversary to inject arbitrary text into the feed status, which will remain saved post session expiration.
Vulnerability category: Cross site scripting (XSS)
Products affected by CVE-2019-3962
- cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-3962
0.06%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 21 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2019-3962
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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4.3
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
8.6
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2.9
|
NIST | |
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3.3
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LOW | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
1.8
|
1.4
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2019-3962
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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.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2019-3962
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http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025
Nessus CVE-2019-3962 Content Injection VulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
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https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04
[R2] Nessus 8.5.0 Fixes Multiple Vulnerabilities - Security Advisory | Tenable®Vendor Advisory
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