CVE-2019-3962 json
Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability b…
published 2019-07-01 7 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2019-13569
- cvss
- 3.3
- version 3.0, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 1.0%
- EPSS 1.0% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 61%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by convincing another targeted Nessus user to view a malicious URL and use Nessus to send fraudulent messages. Successful exploitation could allow the authenticated adversary to inject arbitrary text into the feed status, which will remain saved post session expiration.
Patch / fix
- tenable nessus 8.5.0
Exploit prediction
0.95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 61% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVD | 3.0 | 3.3 | CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| NVD | 2.0 | 4.3 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
Affected products
- Tenable Nessus
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
References
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tenable.com
/security/tns-2019-04
vendor-advisory
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securityfocus.com
/bid/109025
vdb-entry, third-party-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2019-3962
- NVD CVE-2019-3962
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