PT-2017-16410 · Rapid7 · Rapid7 Metasploit Pro

Published 2017-03-02 · Updated 2017-03-07 · CVE-2017-5235

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.8

High

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Rapid7 Metasploit Pro versions prior to 4.13.0-2017022101

Description The issue concerns a DLL preloading vulnerability. This means it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.13.0-2017022101, update to version 4.13.0-2017022101 or later to resolve the issue.

Fix

Untrusted Search Path

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-426

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-5235

Affected Products

Rapid7 Metasploit Pro

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5235 · Security Note
• https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2017/03/01/multiple-vulnerabilities-affecting-four-rapid7-products · Vendor Advisory
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-5235 · Vendor Advisory
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96548 · Note