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CVE-2017-5264

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.0)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 2.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2017-12-14 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-352

Description

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.

Affected products

• Rapid7 Nexpose: before 6.4.66 — fixed in 6.4.66

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 Nexpose 6.4.66. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208
• https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/
• http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208
• https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66
• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/

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