MEDIUM
Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would only potentially impact other admins
Published Dec 27, 2019
4.8
MEDIUMCVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.86%
Description
Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would only potentially impact other admins. (Tenable ID 5198).
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
4.8 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required High
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
No CVSS v3.0 score for this CVE.
3.5 LOW NVD
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Medium
Authentication Single
Confidentiality Impact None
Integrity Impact Partial
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
0.86% 0.00858
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.00858
Score over time
2022–2026- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v4
- EPSS v5
Table of values (10 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 56.93th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 0.86% (0.00858) | 53.51th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.31% (0.00311) | 52.12th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.09% (0.00090) | 40.06th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Oct 16, 2023 | 0.13% (0.00128) | 47.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.09% (0.00091) | 37.51th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 30.33th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 28.64th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 26.62th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00890) | 12.04th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (3)
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414 x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414 | x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Dec 27, 2019
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Jul 19, 2016
Link CVE-2016-1000028
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a