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CVE-2024-9158: XSS

• Severity: medium (CVSS 4.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-09-30 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-79

Description

A stored cross site scripting vulnerability exists in Nessus Network Monitor where an authenticated, privileged local attacker could inject arbitrary code into the NNM UI via the local CLI.

Affected products

• Tenable Nessus Network Monitor: before 6.5.0 — fixed in 6.5.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Tenable Nessus Network Monitor 6.5.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2024-17

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