What is CVE-2019-5638?

CVE-2019-5638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2019-08-21.

How severe is CVE-2019-5638?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose

CVE-2019-5638

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.5.50 and prior suffer from insufficient session expiration when an administrator performs a security relevant edit on an existing, logged on user. For example, if a user's password is changed by an administrator d…

EPSS: 0.010 (58.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-613 — Insufficient Session Expiration

References

cve@rapid7.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes)
cve@rapid7.com (vendor-advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5638?: CVE-2019-5638 is a high-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Insufficient Session Expiration. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2019-08-21.
How severe is CVE-2019-5638?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.