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Vulnerability record · CVE-2018-1142 · published 28 March 2018

CVE-2018-1142: Tenable appliance cross-site scripting vulnerability

Tenable · Appliance

Tenable Appliance versions 4.6.1 and earlier have been found to contain a single XSS vulnerability. Utilizing a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code by manipulating certain URL parameters related to offline plugins.

5.4 CVSS 3.0 Medium EPSS 0.51% · top 58.8% CWE-79 · Cross-site scripting
5.4CVSS 3.0 base score, v2 3.5
0.51%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
2References
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

Description

Tenable Appliance versions 4.6.1 and earlier have been found to contain a single XSS vulnerability. Utilizing a specially crafted request, an authenticated attacker could potentially execute arbitrary JavaScript code by manipulating certain URL parameters related to offline plugins.

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

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-02 PatchVendor Advisory
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2018-02 PatchVendor Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2018-1142), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-26). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.