CVE-2023-0599 Rapid7 Metasploit Pro Stored XSS
An authenticated attacker can execute arbitrary scripts in other users' browsers, potentially leading to privilege escalation due to high default user privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-0599?
CVE-2023-0599 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Rapid7 Metasploit Pro, published on 1 Feb 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-0599?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rapid7 Metasploit.
How do I fix CVE-2023-0599?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-0599 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2023-0599 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-0599 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Rapid7 Metasploit Pro
- CVE-2020-7385 Metasploit Framework 'drb_remote_codeexec' code execution
- CVE-2020-7377 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Relative Path Traversal in telpho10_credential_dump module
- CVE-2017-5235 Other in Metasploit Pro
- CVE-2019-5645 Rapid7 Metasploit HTTP Handler Denial of Service
- CVE-2019-5624 Rapid7 Metasploit Framework Zip Import Directory Traversal
Sources
Also known as GHSA-25pv-7q9q-qqjc.