{"id":"CVE-2017-5264","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-5264","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T23:09:19.115Z","title":"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.","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.","published":"2017-12-14T21:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:20:16.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@rapid7.com","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":8.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-352"],"affected":["rapid7/nexpose"],"epss":{"score":0.02746,"percentile":0.86115,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":1,"verified":false,"firstPublished":"2018-01-28","source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[{"edbId":43911,"kind":"exploit","title":"Nexpose < 6.4.66 - Cross-Site Request Forgery","url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911","sourceUrl":"https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb/-/blob/main/exploits/multiple/webapps/43911.html","file":"exploits/multiple/webapps/43911.html","published":"2018-01-28","added":"2018-01-28","updated":"2018-01-28","author":"Shwetabh Vishnoi","type":"webapps","platform":"multiple","port":null,"verified":false,"codes":["CVE-2017-5264"],"tags":null,"aliases":null,"applicationUrl":null,"screenshotUrl":null,"referenceUrl":null}]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"A public exploit is published in Exploit-DB and the impact is high, while EPSS rates exploitation at 2.7%. Anyone can run this; patch or mitigate before the next change window and check exposed instances for signs of use."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"cve@rapid7.com"},{"url":"https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"cve@rapid7.com"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/","source":"cve@rapid7.com"},{"url":"http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208","tags":["Third Party Advisory","VDB Entry"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66","tags":["Release Notes"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5264","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}