Stored XSS vulnerability

published 2024-02-06 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2024-16734

cvss: 4.8; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.6%; EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 46%
public exploits: 0; none known

A stored XSS vulnerability exists where an authenticated, remote attacker with administrator privileges on the Nessus application could alter Nessus proxy settings, which could lead to the execution of remote arbitrary scripts.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

Tenable Nessus 10.7.0

CISA SSVC

Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical impact: partial
Assessed: 2 y ago (2024-02-07)

Exploit prediction

0.56% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 46% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD	3.1	4.8	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Affected products

Tenable Nessus

Classification

Weakness

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

tenable.com /security/tns-2024-01
vendor-advisory

Sources

CVE List CVE-2024-0955
NVD CVE-2024-0955

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Summary