MEDIUM
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to handling of .nessus files
Published Jan 31, 2017
5.4
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.25%
Description
Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via vectors related to handling of .nessus files.
Affected products
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
5.4 MEDIUM NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction Required
Scope Changed
Confidentiality Impact Low
Integrity Impact Low
Availability Impact None
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.
1.25% 0.01252
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01252
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 | 1.25% (0.01252) | 68.35th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.25% (0.01252) | 65.45th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Mar 17, 2025 | 0.36% (0.00357) | 55.78th | v4 (v2025.03.14) |
| Dec 12, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 45.80th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 20, 2024 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 44.41th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.11% (0.00110) | 42.38th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 56.11th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 22, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 54.59th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 52.58th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 1.13% (0.01132) | 30.65th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
Weaknesses (1)
References (4)
- http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12796388/index.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000013.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95772 vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN12796388/index.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://jvndb.jvn.jp/en/contents/2017/JVNDB-2017-000013.html | third-party-advisoryx_refsource_JVNDBThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/95772 | vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry | |
| https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-16 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Jan 31, 2017
Updated Aug 6, 2024
Reserved Nov 10, 2016
Link CVE-2016-9260
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a