Vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro
CVE-2025-36857
Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management. This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.
EPSS: 0.001 (2.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Rapid7 Appspider Pro — versions 0
- Rapid7 Appspider_pro
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@rapid7.com (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-36857?
- CVE-2025-36857 is a low-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro, classified under Incorrect Default Permissions. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2025-09-25.
- How severe is CVE-2025-36857?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2025-36857 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.