Low severity · published Jun 15, 2017
CVE-2017-5244
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests
3.5
CVSS
0.7%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.7% · higher than 54% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ME
Metasploit · Rapid7
through 4.13.19 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5244
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5244
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99082
Exploit
https://community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2017/06/15/r7-2017-16-cve-2017-5244-lack-of-csrf-protection-for-stopping-tasks-in-metasploit-pro-express-and-community-editions-fixed
Third Party Advisory
https://www.seekurity.com/blog/general/metasploit-web-project-kill-all-running-tasks-csrf-CVE-2017-5244/
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