RCE in Rapid7 Metasploit
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. 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.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.050 (91.9th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.050 · change: +0.001
Affected products
- Rapid7 Metasploit
- Rapid7 Metasploit Framework — versions 5.0.85
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/issues/13026 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-7350?
- CVE-2020-7350 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2020-04-22.
- How severe is CVE-2020-7350?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-7350 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.