CVE-2017-5232

All editions of Rapid7 Nexpose installers prior to version 6.4.24 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH
CVSS v2.0 6.8 MEDIUM

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction REQUIRED

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

6.8^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Exploitability : 8.6 / Impact : 6.4

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity MEDIUM

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact PARTIAL

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96956
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products	Mitigation Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96956
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products	Mitigation Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2017-03-02 20:59

Updated : 2025-04-20 01:37

NVD link : CVE-2017-5232

Mitre link : CVE-2017-5232

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2017-5232

JSON object : View

Products Affected

rapid7

nexpose

CWE

CWE-426

Untrusted Search Path

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