CVE-2014-7280

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Published Oct 21, 2014 CVSS 2.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS 3.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Web UI before 2.3.4 Build #85 for Tenable Nessus 5.x allows remote web servers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the server header.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:tenable:web_ui:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

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Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 3.3% (3.269% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://osvdb.org/112728
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128579/Nessus-Web-UI-2.3.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/26
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/34929
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70274
http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2014-08
http://www.thesecurityfactory.be/permalink/nessus-stored-xss.html

History

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Subscriptions

Tenable Web Ui

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:47 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Oct 21, 2014, 3:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 12:47 PM
Reserved: Oct 1, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Oct 21, 2014, 3:55 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:14 AM

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