CVE-2022-0758: Rapid7 Nexpose Reflected XSS

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2022-03-17 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-79

Description

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.6.129 and earlier suffer from a reflected cross site scripting vulnerability, within the shared scan configuration component of the tool. With this vulnerability an attacker could pass literal values as the test credentials, providing the opportunity for a potential XSS attack. This issue is fixed in Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.6.130.

Affected products

Rapid7 Nexpose: before 6.6.130 — fixed in 6.6.130

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 Nexpose 6.6.130. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20220309/
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20220309/

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