What is CVE-2021-31868?

CVE-2021-31868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2021-31868?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Rapid7 Nexpose

CVE-2021-31868

Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.6.95 and earlier allows authenticated users of the Security Console to view and edit any ticket in the legacy ticketing feature, regardless of the assignment of the ticket. This issue was resolved in version 6.6.96…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.005 (38.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose — versions 6.6.95

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-306 — Missing Authentication for Critical Function

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-31868?: CVE-2021-31868 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2021-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2021-31868?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.