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CVE-2017-5244

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.

Published

2017-06-15T14:29:00.213

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 3.5 (LOW)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

6.8

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-352
Type: Primary
CWE-352

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	rapid7	metasploit	≤ 4.13.19	Yes

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99082 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
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 Exploit, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.seekurity.com/blog/general/metasploit-web-project-kill-all-running-tasks-csrf-CVE-2017-5244/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99082 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
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 Exploit, VDB Entry, Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.seekurity.com/blog/general/metasploit-web-project-kill-all-running-tasks-csrf-CVE-2017-5244/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)