Rapid7 Appspider Pro 6.14.053/6.14.060/7.5.018 default permission

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Rapid7 Appspider Pro and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code. This manipulation causes default permission. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-36857. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Rapid7 Appspider Pro and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a default permission vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-276. During installation, installed file permissions are set to allow anyone to modify those files. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was disclosed with Afine Team. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.rapid7.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36857 since 04/16/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1222 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 7.5.021 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 3.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Default permission
CWE: CWE-276 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Appspider Pro 7.5.021

Timelineinfo

04/16/2025 CVE reserved
09/25/2025 +162 days Advisory disclosed
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/25/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.rapid7.com
Organization: Afine Team
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36857 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36857
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-325867

Entryinfo

Created: 09/25/2025 17:39
Changes: 09/25/2025 17:39 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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