6.1
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-3961
Nessus Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
Description

Nessus versions 8.4.0 and earlier were found to contain a reflected XSS vulnerability due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An unauthenticated, remote attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability via a specially crafted request to execute arbitrary script code in a users browser session.

INFO

Published Date :

June 25, 2019, 9:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:42 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3961 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Tenable nessus
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-3961.

URL Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108892 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04 Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108892 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04 Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3961 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108892 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108892 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04 No Types Assigned https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04 Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:tenable:nessus:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 8.4.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jun. 26, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/108892 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3961 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3961 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.07 }} -0.04%

score

0.32114

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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