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AUSCERT Security Bulletin
ASB-2019.0047
[R1] Nessus 8.2.2 Fixes One Vulnerability
5 February 2019
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AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product: Tenable Nessus
Operating System: UNIX variants (UNIX, Linux, OSX)
Windows
Impact/Access: Cross-site Scripting -- Remote with User Interaction
Resolution: Patch/Upgrade
CVE Names: CVE-2019-3923
Member content until: Thursday, March 7 2019
OVERVIEW
Tenable has identified a number of vulnerabilities in Tenable Nessus
and Nessus Enterprise prior to version 8.2.2. [1]
IMPACT
The vendor has provided the following details regarding the
vulnerability:
"CVE ID: CVE-2019-3923
Tenable Advisory ID: TNS-2019-01
Risk Factor: Low
CVSSv2 Base / Temporal Score: 3.5 / 2.9
CVSSv2 Vector: AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N/E:F/RL:OF/RC:C
Nessus versions 8.2.1 and earlier were found to contain a stored XSS
vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An
authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this
vulnerability via a specially crafted request to execute arbitrary
script code in a user's browser session." [1]
MITIGATION
Tenable recommends users upgrade to the latest version of Nessus to
address these issues. [1]
REFERENCES
[1] [R1] Nessus 8.2.2 Fixes One Vulnerability
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-01
AusCERT has made every effort to ensure that the information contained
in this document is accurate. However, the decision to use the information
described is the responsibility of each user or organisation. The decision to
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takes no responsibility for consequences which may arise from following or
acting on information or advice contained in this security bulletin.
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