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CVE-2017-5236

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading...

7.8 High

CVE-2017-5236 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Rapid7 Appspider Pro, published May 3, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.93%, the 61st percentile. No source names a fixed version.

What does this mean?
Severity
7.8 HighCVSS 3.0, NVD
Exploit chance
0.93%EPSS, 61st percentile
Exploitation
None knownNot on CISA’s or ENISA’s lists
Fixed in
No fix listedNo source names one

Description

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
None
User interaction
Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.93%Up 0.5 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

Affected products

What each source reports

NVD Score used7.8

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Record
CVE-2017-5236
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0
6.8 MediumAV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness
CWE-426
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE ListNo score

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Record
CVE-2017-5236
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2017-14341No score

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Record
EUVD-2017-14341
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-jxg9-2w2r-prxg7.8

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading...

Editions of Rapid7 AppSpider Pro installers prior to version 6.14.060 contain a DLL preloading vulnerability, wherein it is possible for the installer to load a malicious DLL located in the current working directory of the installer.

Record
GHSA-jxg9-2w2r-prxg
CVSS 3.0
7.8 HighCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-426
Updated
2026-11-02

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

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