Multiple vulnerabilities in Rapid7 Metasploit

Published: 2020-06-25 | Updated: 2020-07-17

Risk	Low
Patch available	YES
Number of vulnerabilities	2
CVE-ID	CVE-2020-7354 CVE-2020-7355
CWE-ID	CWE-79
Exploitation vector	Network
Public exploit	N/A
Vulnerable software	Metasploit Client/Desktop applications / Other client software
Vendor	Rapid7

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU30166

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7354

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. The vulnerability allows an attacker with a specially-crafted network service of a scan target to store an XSS sequence in the Metasploit Pro console, which will trigger when the operator views the record of that scanned host in the Metasploit Pro interface.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Update to version 4.17.1.

Vulnerable software versions

Metasploit: 4.17.0

CPE2.3

cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:metasploit:4.17.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://avalz.it/research/metasploit-pro-xss-to-rce/
https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/archive/2020/05/#20200514

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU30167