CVE Catalog

CVE-2017-5232

High
Published: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

All editions of Rapid7 Nexpose installers prior to version 6.4.24 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, allowing a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer to be loaded.

Risk Assessment

This vulnerability could lead to the execution of malicious code on the system, posing a serious security threat to the organization.

Recommendation

It is recommended to upgrade to version 6.4.24 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

All editions of Rapid7 Nexpose installers prior to version 6.4.24 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS