What is CVE-2020-7358?

CVE-2020-7358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2020-09-18.

How severe is CVE-2020-7358?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider

CVE-2020-7358

In AppSpider installer versions prior to 7.2.126, the AppSpider installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the installer from distinguishing between a valid executable called during an installation and any arbitrary code executable using the same file name.

EPSS: 0.003 (21.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Rapid7 Appspider — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-427 — Uncontrolled Search Path Element

References

cve@rapid7.com (x_refsource_MISC, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7358?: CVE-2020-7358 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider, classified under Uncontrolled Search Path Element. CVSS score: 5.8/10. Published 2020-09-18.
How severe is CVE-2020-7358?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.8 out of 10.