CVE-2014-7280 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

Published: 2014-10-21

Score: 4.3 Medium

EPSS: 8.4% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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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

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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.

The EPSS score is 0.08428.

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

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2014-10-21T15:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T12:47:32.699Z

Reserved: 2014-10-01T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2014-7280

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2014-10-21T15:55:07.673

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2014-7280

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-79

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