CVE-2017-5244
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET...
CVE-2017-5244 is a low vulnerability (CVSS 3.5) in Rapid7 Metasploit, published June 15, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.72%, the 54th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
- Severity
- 3.5 LowCVSS 3.0, NVD
- Exploit chance
- 0.72%EPSS, 54th percentile
- Exploitation
- None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
- Fixed in
- No fix listedNo source names one
Description
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
- Record
CVE-2017-5244- CVSS 3.0
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - CVSS 2.0
- 3.5 Low
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
- Record
CVE-2017-5244- Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14349No score
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2017-14349- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-7vfm-4xqj-pv85
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET...
Routes used to stop running Metasploit tasks (either particular ones or all tasks) allowed GET requests. Only POST requests should have been allowed, as the stop/stop_all routes change the state of the service. This could have allowed an attacker to stop currently-running Metasploit tasks by getting an authenticated user to execute JavaScript. As of Metasploit 4.14.0 (Update 2017061301), the routes for stopping tasks only allow POST requests, which validate the presence of a secret token to prevent CSRF attacks.
- Record
GHSA-7vfm-4xqj-pv85- CVSS 3.0
- 3.5 Low
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-352
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | ||
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
References
securityfocus.com/bid/99082
community.rapid7.com/community/metasploit/blog/2017/06/15/r7-2017-16-cve-2017-5244-lack-of-csrf-protection-for-stopping-tasks-in-metasploit-pro-express-and-community-editions-fixed
seekurity.com/blog/general/metasploit-web-project-kill-all-running-tasks-csrf-CVE-2017-5244
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5244
github.com/advisories/GHSA-7vfm-4xqj-pv85