CVE-2025-36857 Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Low 3.3 Published 25 Sep 2025 Updated 25 Sep 2025

Standard users can override configuration settings by placing files in shared directories, potentially escalating privileges or modifying application behavior.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-36857?

CVE-2025-36857 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rapid7 Appspider Pro, published on 25 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management.

This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.

Weakness: CWE-276

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-36857?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Rapid7 Appspider Pro.

How do I fix CVE-2025-36857?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-36857 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.

Is CVE-2025-36857 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-36857 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-2q6q-r7wh-h8q5.