CVE-2017-2122 json
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject…
published 2017-05-12 9 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2017-11305
- cvss
- 5.4
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.8%
- EPSS 0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 56%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.
Patch / fix
- tenable.com/security/tns-2017-01 advisory
Exploit prediction
0.78% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 56% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 5.4 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 3.5 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Tenable Network Security, Inc. Nessus
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
-
tenable.com
/security/tns-2017-01
patch, vendor-advisory
-
jvn.jp
/en/jp/JVN87760109/index.html
third-party-advisory, vdb-entry
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2017-2122
- NVD CVE-2017-2122
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