CVE-2017-2122 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00129.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Tenable	Nessus

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.2:::::::*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11305	Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87760109/index.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-01

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: jpcert

Published: 2017-05-12T18:00:00

Updated: 2024-08-05T13:39:32.351Z

Reserved: 2016-12-01T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2017-2122

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2017-05-12T18:29:00.873

Modified: 2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Link: CVE-2017-2122

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

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