Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by convincing another targeted Nessus user to view a malicious URL and use Nessus to send fraudulent messages. Successful exploitation could allow the authenticated adversary to inject arbitrary text into the feed status, which will remain saved post session expiration.
CVE-2019-3962
LOWNVD 3.33.3—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence
This low-severity CVE scores 3.3 under NVD CVSS v3. EPSS exploit probability: 0.2%, top 55% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, nvd
3.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 1%CVSS: 3.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 3.3
- EG Score
- 3.3(medium)
- EPSS
- 57.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 1, 2019
Last Modified
November 21, 2024
References (4)
- vulnreport@tenablehttp://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025
- vulnreport@tenablehttps://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/109025
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2019-04
Frequently asked(5)
What is CVE-2019-3962?
CVE-2019-3962 is a low vulnerability published on July 1, 2019. Content Injection vulnerability in Tenable Nessus prior to 8.5.0 may allow an authenticated, local attacker to exploit this vulnerability by convincing another targeted Nessus user to view a malicious URL and use Nessus to send fraudulent messages. Successful exploitation could allow the…
When was CVE-2019-3962 disclosed?
CVE-2019-3962 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2019-3962 actively exploited?
CVE-2019-3962 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 57.1% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2019-3962?
CVE-2019-3962 has a CVSS v3 base score of 3.3 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2019-3962?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2019-3962, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.
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