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TI-2017-03371 Aliases CVE-2017-5264GHSA-6xf8-q282-x73r

Cross-site request forgery in Rapid7 Nexpose

Priority MEDIUM 43CWE-352Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Tampering
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-352.

Summary

Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02746 86th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by the CNA
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
Rapid7Nexposeup to 6.4.65—No fix listedCNA
  • Nexpose VendorRapid7 Affected up to 6.4.65 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 6.4.66VulnerableRapid7
  • cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 6.4.66 Vulnerable ·Rapid7

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-5264
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6xf8-q282-x73r

References

Exploit 1

Other 1

  • TI-2023-01595 Rapid7 Nexpose Forced Browsing CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-00668 Rapid7 Nexpose SQL Injection CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-03994 Rapid7 Nexpose/InsightVM Security Console CSRF CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2019-04002 Rapid7 Nexpose Insufficient Session Management CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2020-05966 SQL Injection in Rapid7 Nexpose CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2017-03354 Broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in Rapid7 Nexpose hardware appliance CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.5
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Sources

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