Medium severity5.4NVD Advisory· Published May 18, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-1147
CVE-2018-1147
Description
In Nessus before 7.1.0, a XSS vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote authenticated attacker could create and upload a .nessus file, which may be viewed by an administrator allowing for the execution of arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. In other scenarios, XSS could also occur by altering variables from the Advanced Settings.
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Affected products
2- Tenable/Tenable Nessusv5Range: All versions prior to 7.1.0
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- www.securitytracker.com/id/1040918nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-05nvdVendor Advisory
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