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01 Record

CVE-2018-1147

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

UnratedPUBLISHEDCNA: tenable
CNA base scoreUnratedNo CNA CVSS vector
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02 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

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
1.08% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 65.0% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.4 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2018-05-18 22:00Z8 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-09-16 22:09Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2017-12-05
Assigning CNA
tenable
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Not rated by the issuing CNA
CNA CVSS vector
Not published by the issuing CNA
Weaknesses
  • CWE-79Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')Base
Data version
5.1
Document digest
29e348b897fe7835654ca48ae07dea62d0ac58c30f34ffc79f41364371a336d4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
TenableTenable NessusAll versions prior to 7.1.0—

06 References