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CVE-2012-6493: rapid7 nexpose Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

CVSS: 6.8v2.0MediumModified
Published 04-02-2014Last modified 06-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2012-6493 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in rapid7 nexpose. EPSS estimates a 2.31% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 83.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 3 public exploits are recorded.

Overall risk
38/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v2.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
2.31%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits3reference, exploit-database

Timeline

  1. 04-02-2014
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 06-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose Security Console before 5.5.4 allows remote attackers to hijack the authentication of unspecified victims for requests that delete scan data and sites via a request to data/site/delete.

CVSS metrics

1 score · 1 source · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

2.31%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

83%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 2.31% on 22-09-2026

22-09-202622-10-2026
EPSS score
2.31%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

3 found
  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (archives.neohapsis.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • referenceUnverified

    Exploit Reference (packetstormsecurity.com)

    Maturity: unknown

  • exploit-databasemultipleVerified

    Nexpose Security Console - Cross-Site Request Forgery

    Maturity: poc

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Rapid71 product
  • nexpose≤ 5.5.3 | 5.4 | 5.4.1 | 5.4.2 | 5.4.3 | 5.4.4 | 5.4.5 | 5.4.6 | 5.4.7 | 5.4.8 | 5.4.9 | 5.4.10 | 5.4.11 | 5.4.12 | 5.5.1

1 vendor · 1 product

References

5 links