CVE-2014-7280 EXPLOIT
4.3
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 3.3% (pctl 88)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 4.3 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N |
| EPSS | 3.27% — more likely to be exploited than 88% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-79 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-10-21 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-17 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| tenable | web ui |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nessus Web UI 2.3.3 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting | 2014-10-09 |
References
- 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
- 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
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