Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus

Published: 2018-05-16

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2018-1147 CVE-2018-1148
CWE-ID	CWE-79 CWE-384
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Tenable Nessus Client/Desktop applications / Software for system administration
Vendor	Tenable Network Security

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU12744

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 0.4 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1147

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

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.

Mitigation

Update to version 7.1.0.

Vulnerable software versions

Tenable Nessus: 7.0.0 - 7.0.3

CPE2.3

External links

https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Session fixation attack

EUVDB-ID: #VU12745