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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Nessus Web UI 2.3.3 - Persistent Cross-Site Scripting EDB-34929 · webapps · Oct 9, 2014 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 112728 vdb-entry
- 34929 exploit
- http://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2014-08
- 20141007 Nessus Web UI 2.3.3: Stored XSS mailing-list
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128579/Nessus-Web-UI-2.3.3-Cross-Site-Scripting.html
- 70274 vdb-entry
- http://www.thesecurityfactory.be/permalink/nessus-stored-xss.html