PT-2020-18686 · Tenable · Nessus

Published 2020-07-15 · Updated 2020-07-20 · CVE-2020-5765

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

5.4

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Nessus versions prior to 8.11.0

Description The issue is related to a Stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of input during scan configuration. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in a user's session.

Recommendations For Nessus versions prior to 8.11.0, update to Nessus 8.11.0 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to scan configuration to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

XSS

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-79

Related Identifiers

CVE-2020-5765

Affected Products

Nessus

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5765 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5765 · Vendor Advisory
• https://tenable.com/security/tns-2020-05 · Vendor Advisory
• https://t.me/cvenotify/5034 · Telegram Post