CVE-2020-7381

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-7381
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-03 14:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-11 15:51:00 UTC
DescriptionIn Rapid7 Nexpose installer versions prior to 6.6.40, the Nexpose installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the installer from distinguishing between a valid executable called during a Security Console installation and any arbitrary code executable using the same file name.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-94

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Rapid7 Nexpose All All All All
Application Rapid7 Nexpose All All All All

References

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InsightVM Release Notes CONFIRM help.rapid7.com Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

LEGACY: This issue was discovered and reported by Mishra Dhiraj.

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