Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2025-36857 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | rapid7 |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2025-09-25 15:16:11 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-11 20:10:00 UTC |
| 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. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 3.3 LOW from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
EPSS: 0.001270000 probability, percentile 0.020610000 (date 2026-10-12)
Problem Types: CWE-276 | CWE-276 CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 3.3 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 3.3 | LOW | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
LocalAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
LowUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
LowAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
| Type | Vendor | Product | Version | Update | Edition | Language |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Application | Rapid7 | Appspider Pro | All | All | All | All |
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Rapid7 | Appspider Pro | affected 7.5.021 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs.rapid7.com/insight/releasenotes-2025sep | [email protected] | docs.rapid7.com | Vendor Advisory |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Thank you to Maksymilian Kubiak [Afine Team] for the responsible disclosure to Rapid7 (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.