CSRF in Rapid7 Nexpose
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.
Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.027 (86.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 86th percentile — 86.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.027 · newest: 0.027 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Rapid7 Nexpose — versions 6.4.65 and prior
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/ (Release Notes)
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/ (exploit)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-5264?
- CVE-2017-5264 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-12-14.
- How severe is CVE-2017-5264?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2017-5264 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.