Cross-site scripting in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Local
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro before version 7.5.018 is vulnerable to a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the "ScanName" field. Despite the application preventing the inclusion of special characters within the "ScanName" field, this could be bypassed by modifying the configuration file directly. This is fixed as of version 7.5.018
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA AppSpider Pro (Rapid7) Fixed in 7.5.018
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-4951
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f252-qh43-5v8p
References
More Rapid7 Appspider Pro vulnerabilities
- TI-2017-03347 Untrusted search path in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03344 Untrusted search path in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2017-03351 Memory corruption in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-24951 Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
- TI-2025-10256 Rapid7 AppSpider Project Name Validation Bypass CVSS 3.1LOW 3.3
Sources
- CVE-2025-4951 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-4951 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-f252-qh43-5v8p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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