SB2018081202 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable SecurityCenter

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SB2018081202 - Multiple vulnerabilities in Tenable SecurityCenter

Published: August 12, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018081202
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Information disclosure

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
  • Low
  • Medium
  • High
  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 2 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Cross-site scripting (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1155)

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote authenticated attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


2) Brute-force attack (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-1154)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct brute-force attack on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to username enumeration issue. A remote attacker can conduct brute-force attack, ultimately facilitate unauthorized access and automate the discovery of username aliases.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References