---
id: CVE-2013-5911
title: >-
  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in devform.php in Tenable
  SecurityCenter 4.6 through 4.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
  script or HTML via the message parameter.
summary: >-
  Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in devform.php in Tenable
  SecurityCenter 4.6 through 4.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web
  script or HTML via the message parameter.
severity: medium
cvss: 4.3
cvssVector: 'AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-79
vendor: tenable
product: security_center
affected:
  - security_center = 4.6
  - security_center = 4.7
published: '2013-09-24'
updated: '2026-08-17'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2013-5911'
references:
  - url: 'http://www.osvdb.org/97584'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'https://discussions.nessus.org/message/22174#22174'
    label: cve@mitre.org
  - url: 'http://www.osvdb.org/97584'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
  - url: 'https://discussions.nessus.org/message/22174#22174'
    label: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00931
epssPercentile: 0.59154
ingestedAt: '2026-08-17T14:55:58.493Z'
---

## Overview

Cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in devform.php in Tenable SecurityCenter 4.6 through 4.7 allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary web script or HTML via the message parameter.

## Affected

- `security_center = 4.6`
- `security_center = 4.7`

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.