4.3

CVE-2019-3962: tenable nessus Cross-site Scripting

CVSS: 4.3v2.0MediumModified
Published 01-07-2019Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2019-3962 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in tenable nessus. EPSS estimates a 0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 60.9% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
17/100
0100
Low · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.95%
0%100%
Low · -0.48 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 01-07-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.95%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

61%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.48 pp

From 1.43% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.95%

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

Tenable1 product
  • nessusAll versions prior to 8.5.0 | < 8.5.0

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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