CVE-2017-5244CWE-352

Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests

published June 15, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00716 · 53.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-352 · Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)
Published
2017-06-15T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 15 JUN 14:00Z
    Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests
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