title: Rapid7 Nexpose Update Validation Issue
description: 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.
problem types: CWE-494 Download of Code Without Integrity Check
affected:
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: Nexpose
vendor: Rapid7
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 6.6.171, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
}
{
defaultStatus: unaffected
product: InsightVM
vendor: Rapid7
versions:
lessThanOrEqual: 6.6.171, status: affected, version: 0, versionType: semver
}
metrics:
cvssV3_1: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: LOCAL
availabilityImpact: NONE
baseScore: 4.4
baseSeverity: MEDIUM
confidentialityImpact: NONE
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: LOW
scope: UNCHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
version: 3.1
]
format: CVSS
scenarios: GENERAL