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CVE-2016-1000029

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2019-12-27 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Tenable Nessus before 6.8 has a stored XSS issue that requires admin-level authentication to the Nessus UI, and would potentially impact other admins (Tenable IDs 5218 and 5269).

Affected products

• Tenable Nessus: before 6.8.0 — fixed in 6.8.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus 6.8.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92134
• http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1036414
• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2016-11

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