CVE-2020-7350
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command Injection, wherein the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (5.00%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Rapid7 Metasploit Framework versions before 5.0.85 suffers from an instance of CWE-78: OS Command Injection, wherein the libnotify plugin accepts untrusted user-supplied data via a remote computer's hostname or service name. An attacker can create a specially-crafted hostname or service name to be imported by Metasploit from a variety of sources and trigger a command injection on the operator's terminal. Note, only the Metasploit Framework and products that expose the plugin system is susceptible to this issue -- notably, this does not include Rapid7 Metasploit Pro. Also note, this vulnerability cannot be triggered through a normal scan operation -- the attacker would have to supply a file that is processed with the db_import command.
- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 5.00% probability · 92th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-78
- Affected
- rapid7/metasploit
- Source
- cve@rapid7.com
References
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.