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vendor:
Nessus
by:
theSecurityFactory
8,8
CVSS
HIGH
Stored XSS
79
CWE
Product Name: Nessus
Affected Version From: Web UI version 2.3.3, Build #83
Affected Version To: Web UI version 2.3.3, Build #83
Patch Exists: YES
Related CWE: CVE-2014-7280
CPE: 2.3.3
Metasploit: N/A
Other Scripts: N/A
Tags: N/A
CVSS Metrics: N/A
Nuclei References: N/A
Nuclei Metadata: N/A
Platforms Tested: None
2014

Nessus Web UI 2.3.3: Stored XSS

By setting up a malicious web server that returns a specially crafted host header, an attacker is able to execute javascript code on the machine of the person performing a vulnerability scan of the web server. No escaping on javascript code is being performed when passing the server header to the affected Web UI version via a plugin. The javascript code will be stored in the backend database, and will execute every time the target views a report that returns the server header.

Mitigation:

Upgrade to Web UI version 2.3.4 of the WEB UI.
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