SB2018051603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus 

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SB2018051603 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus

Published: May 16, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018051603
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1147)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The weakness exists in '.nessus' files due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Session fixation attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1148)

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform session fixation attacks on the target system.

The weakness exists due to insufficient session management. A remote attacker can maintain system access after a password change due to session fixation.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References