# CVE-2020-7382: Unquoted Path in Rapid7 Nexpose Installer

> Local attackers can execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges by exploiting an unquoted search path in the installer.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Sep 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8qv2-vfh9-c6v7

## What is CVE-2020-7382?

CVE-2020-7382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, published on 3 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Rapid7 Nexpose installer version prior to 6.6.40 contains an Unquoted Search Path which may allow an attacker on the local machine to insert an arbitrary file into the executable path. This issue affects: Rapid7 Nexpose versions prior to 6.6.40.

Weakness: CWE-428 (Unquoted Search Path or Element)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7382?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Rapid7 Nexpose.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-7382?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7382 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-7382 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rapid7 Nexpose

- [CVE-2017-5264](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5264/): Cross-site request forgery in Nexpose (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2019-5638](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5638/): Rapid7 Nexpose Insufficient Session Management (high 8.7)
- [CVE-2017-5243](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5243/): Weak cryptography in Nexpose hardware appliance (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2017-5232](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5232/): Other in Nexpose (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2017-5230](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2017-5230/): Hardcoded credentials in Nexpose (high 7.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-7382 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-7382 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose, published on 3 Sep 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7382 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Rapid7 Nexpose. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7382/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7382/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7382
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7382
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7382

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-7382/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.