Tenable Nessus 6.x < 6.9.3 Multiple Stored XSS

#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 70300
#
# (C) Tenable Network Security, Inc.
#

include('deprecated_nasl_level.inc');
include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(96833);
  script_version("1.10");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2024/06/12");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2017-5179");
  script_bugtraq_id(95307);

  script_name(english:"Tenable Nessus 6.x < 6.9.3 Multiple Stored XSS");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"An application running on the remote host is affected by multiple
cross-site scripting vulnerabilities.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"According to its self-reported version, the Tenable Nessus application
running on the remote host is prior to 6.9.3. It is, therefore,
affected by multiple stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities
due to improper validation of user-supplied input. An authenticated,
remote attacker can exploit these, via a specially crafted request, to
execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2017-01");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Tenable Nessus version 6.9.3 or later.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"agent", value:"all");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:H/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:H/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2017-5179");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No exploit is required");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2017/01/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2017/01/04");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2017/01/27");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"combined");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:tenable:nessus");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"thorough_tests", value:"true");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses : XSS");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2023-2024 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("nessus_detect.nasl", "nessus_installed_win.nbin", "nessus_installed_linux.nbin", "macos_nessus_installed.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Tenable Nessus");
  exit(0);
}

include('vcf.inc');
include('vcf_extras.inc');

var app_info = vcf::combined_get_app_info(app:'Tenable Nessus');

vcf::check_granularity(app_info:app_info, sig_segments:3);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '6.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '6.9.3' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_WARNING,
    flags:{'xss':TRUE}
);