PT-2019-7504 · Tenable · Nessus

Published 2019-12-27 · Updated 2019-12-31 · CVE-2016-1000029

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.8

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tenable Nessus versions prior to 6.8

Description The issue is a stored XSS that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI and could potentially impact other admins.

Recommendations For versions prior to 6.8, update to version 6.8 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Nessus UI to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-1000029

Affected Products

Nessus

References · 6

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-1000029 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-1000029 · Security Note
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/8880 · Telegram Post
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92134 · Note
• http://securitytracker.com/id/1036414 · Note