CVE-2017-5236

High

Published: 03/05/2017(UTC)Translated: 15/06/2026(UTC)NVD NIST

Summary

Installers of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, allowing a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer to be loaded.

Risk Assessment

Exploitation of 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 6.14.060 or later to mitigate this vulnerability.

Other vulnerabilities in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro

CVE-2017-5233High
Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.053 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.

Original NVD description (English source)

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 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.