Vulnerability Details : CVE-2022-4261
Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM versions prior to 6.6.172 failed to reliably validate the authenticity of update contents. This failure could allow an attacker to provide a malicious update and alter the functionality of Rapid7 Nexpose. The attacker would need some pre-existing mechanism to provide a malicious update, either through a social engineering effort, privileged access to replace downloaded updates in transit, or by performing an Attacker-in-the-Middle attack on the update service itself.
Products affected by CVE-2022-4261
- cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:nexpose:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insightvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-4261
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 32 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2022-4261
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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4.4
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
0.8
|
3.6
|
cve@rapid7.con | |
6.5
|
MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N |
2.8
|
3.6
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2022-4261
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The product downloads source code or an executable from a remote location and executes the code without sufficiently verifying the origin and integrity of the code.Assigned by:
- cve@rapid7.con (Secondary)
- nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2022-4261
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https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20221207/
Nexpose Release NotesRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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https://www.rapid7.com/blog/post/2022/12/7/cve-2022-4261-rapid7-nexpose-update-validation-issue-fixed
CVE-2022-4261: Rapid7 Nexpose Update Validation Issue (FIXED) | Rapid7 BlogExploit;Mitigation;Vendor Advisory
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https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightvm/20221207/
InsightVM Release NotesRelease Notes;Vendor Advisory
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