CVE-2020-5737 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Stored XSS in Tenable.Sc before 5.14.0 could allow an authenticated remote attacker to craft a request to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. Updated input validation techniques have been implemented to correct this issue.

Published: 2020-04-17

Score: 5.4 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Tenable.Sc

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`< 5.14.0`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:5.14.0:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:a:tenable:tenable.sc:5.14.1:::::::*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26896	Stored XSS in Tenable.Sc before 5.14.0 could allow an authenticated remote attacker to craft a request to execute arbitrary script code in a user's browser session. Updated input validation techniques have been implemented to correct this issue.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact None

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication Single

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00622.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.tenable.com/security/tns-2020-02

History

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Subscriptions

Tenable Tenable.sc

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: tenable

Published: 2020-04-17T18:24:29.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-04T08:39:25.524Z

Reserved: 2020-01-06T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5737

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-04-17T19:15:15.170

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:22:08.720

Link: CVE-2020-5737

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-79
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

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