5.4

CVE-2018-1147: tenable nessus Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 5.4v3.0MediumModified
Published 18-05-2018Last modified 16-09-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-1147 is a medium (CVSS 5.4) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in tenable nessus. EPSS estimates a 1.11% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
22/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
5.4/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.11%
0%100%
Low · -0.04 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 18-05-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 16-09-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.11%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

65%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.04 pp

From 1.15% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.11%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Tenable2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

2 links