CVE-2017-2122

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Published May 12, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 5.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

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

Tenable Network Security, Inc.

Nessus

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`6.8.0`	affected	—
`6.8.1`	affected	—
`6.9.0`	affected	—
`6.9.1`	affected	—
`6.9.2`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.8.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.1:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:6.9.2:::::::*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2017-11305	Cross-site scripting vulnerability in Nessus versions 6.8.0, 6.8.1, 6.9.0, 6.9.1 and 6.9.2 allows remote authenticated attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

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.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.775% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://jvn.jp/en/jp/JVN87760109/index.html
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-01

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Tenable Nessus

Weaknesses

CWE-79

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:39 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: jpcert
Published: May 12, 2017, 6:00 PM
Updated: Aug 5, 2024, 1:39 PM
Reserved: Dec 1, 2016, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

Status: Modified
Published: May 12, 2017, 6:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 1:15 AM

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