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CVE-2020-5765

MEDIUM
5.4
CVSS Score
Published: July 15, 2020 at 12:18 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:22 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNessus

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Severity
MEDIUM5.4
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Nessus 8.10.0 and earlier were found to contain a Stored XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of input during scan configuration. An authenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code in a user's session. Tenable has implemented additional input validation mechanisms to correct this issue in Nessus 8.11.0.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Nessus· Tenable Network Security
95%
v ≤ 8.10.0
Affected range stops below 8.11.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-05

CVSS

5.4MEDIUM[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
LOW
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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