VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2016-9259

CVSS score5.4 MEDIUM

EPSS probability0.87%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2017-02-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Description

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Tenable Nessus before 6.9.1 allows remote authenticated users to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via unspecified vectors.

Weakness classification

CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
cve@mitre.org — Patch, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Patch, Vendor Advisory