CVE-2012-6493 EXPLOIT
6.8
MEDIUM · CVSS 2.0 · EPSS 2.3% (pctl 83)
Patch early
A public exploit exists.
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.
Scoring
| CVSS | 6.8 (MEDIUM, v2.0) |
|---|---|
| Vector | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| EPSS | 2.31% — more likely to be exploited than 83% of all CVEs |
| Weakness | CWE-352 |
| On CISA KEV | no |
| Public exploit | yes |
| Published | 2014-02-04 |
| Last modified | 2026-06-16 |
Affected (1)
| Vendor | Product |
|---|---|
| rapid7 | nexpose |
Public exploits
| Source | Title | Date |
|---|---|---|
| exploit-db | Nexpose Security Console - Cross-Site Request Forgery | 2013-01-06 |
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0014.html
- http://osvdb.org/88923
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119260/Nexpose-Security-Console-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23924
- https://community.rapid7.com/docs/DOC-2155#release1
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2013-01/0014.html
- http://osvdb.org/88923
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/119260/Nexpose-Security-Console-Cross-Site-Request-Forgery.html
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/23924
- https://community.rapid7.com/docs/DOC-2155#release1
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