What is CVE-2017-5233?

CVE-2017-5233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-02.

How severe is CVE-2017-5233?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro

CVE-2017-5233

Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.053 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Published 2017-03-02 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (57.3th percentile), scored 2026-09-29.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 57th percentile — 57.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Rapid7 Appspider Pro — versions All versions prior to version 6.14.053
Rapid7 Appspider Pro

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-426 — Untrusted Search Path

References

community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities… (Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
www.securityfocus.com/bid/96957 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5233?: CVE-2017-5233 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro, classified under Untrusted Search Path. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2017-03-02.
How severe is CVE-2017-5233?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.