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CVE-2025-36857: Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability
- Severity: low (CVSS 3.3 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2025-09-25 · updated 2026-10-11
- Weakness: CWE-276
Description
Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management. This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.
Affected products
- Rapid7 AppSpider Pro: before 7.5.021 — fixed in 7.5.021
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 AppSpider Pro 7.5.021. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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