CVE-2019-3962
mediumpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.010 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.1–4.3
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affected products (2)
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references (9)
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- http://www.tenable.com/products/nessuscnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3962cnnvd
- https://vigilance.fr/vulnerability/Nessus-Cross-Site-Scripting-via-Feed-Status-Injection-29670cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025cnnvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025enisa_euvd
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025Third Party Advisorynvd
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