Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2024
CVE-2024-9158
A stored cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Nessus Network Monitor where an authenticated, privileged local attacker could inject arbitrary code into the NNM UI via the…
4.6
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A stored cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Nessus Network Monitor where an authenticated, privileged local attacker could inject arbitrary code into the NNM UI via the local CLI.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 25% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
NN
Nessus Network Monitor · Tenable
before 6.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-9158
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-9158
Vendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-17
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