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.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-11785 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.
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Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published:

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:09:28.813Z

Reserved: 2017-12-05T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2018-1147

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Status : Modified

Published: 2018-05-18T22:29:00.227

Modified: 2024-11-21T03:59:17.090

Link: CVE-2018-1147

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