CVE-2023-0599 (GCVE-0-2023-0599)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-02-01 22:13 – Updated: 2025-03-25 19:28
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
Rapid7 Metasploit Pro Stored XSS
Summary
Rapid7 Metasploit Pro versions 4.21.2 and lower suffer from a stored cross site scripting vulnerability, due to a lack of JavaScript request string sanitization. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary HTML and script code in the target browser against another Metasploit Pro user using a specially crafted request. Note that in most deployments, all Metasploit Pro users tend to enjoy privileges equivalent to local administrator.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
SSVC
Exploitation: none
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-03-25 19:28 UTC
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
1 reference
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/metasploit/… | release-notes |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rapid7 | Metasploit Pro |
Affected:
0 , ≤ 4.21.2
(semver)
|
guessed |
Date Public
2023-01-30 20:00
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