CVE-2018-1147 describes a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus versions prior to 7.1.0, stemming from improper input validation. An authenticated attacker could exploit this by uploading a malicious .nessus file or altering Advanced Settings variables, leading to arbitrary script execution in an administrator's browser session. With a CVSS score of 5.4 (Medium), this vulnerability requires user interaction and authenticated access, but has a low impact on confidentiality and integrity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage for this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 7.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.