VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2017-5264
Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 2.75%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (2.75%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.
- CVSS 3.0
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 2.75% probability · 85th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Affected
- rapid7/nexpose
- Source
- cve@rapid7.com
References
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66Release Notes
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66Release Notes
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.