Vulnerability · Published Jul 15, 2020 · Assigned by tenable
CVE-2020-5765
Medium 5.4
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in Tenable Nessus. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)5.4Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Nessus 8.10.0 and earlier were found to contain a Stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of input during scan configuration. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in a user's session. Tenable has implemented additional input validation mechanisms to correct this issue in Nessus 8.11.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | Tenable Nessus | < 8.11.0 |
References
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-05 x_refsource_MISC