CVE-2019-3961 describes a reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus versions 8.4.0 and earlier, stemming from insufficient input validation. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.1) allows an unauthenticated, remote attacker to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session through a specially crafted request, requiring user interaction. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 8.4.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
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