CVE-2022-3913 json
Rapid7 Nexpose Certificate Validation Issue
published 2023-02-01 3 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2022-43249
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 22%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
Rapid7 Nexpose and InsightVM versions 6.6.82 through 6.6.177 fail to validate the certificate of the update server when downloading updates. This failure could allow an attacker in a privileged position on the network to provide their own HTTPS endpoint, or intercept communications to the legitimate endpoint. The attacker would need some pre-existing access to at least one node on the network path between the Rapid7-controlled update server and the Nexpose/InsightVM application, and the ability to either spoof the update server's FQDN or redirect legitimate traffic to the attacker's server in order to exploit this vulnerability. Note that even in this scenario, an attacker could not normally replace an update package with a malicious package, since the update process validates a separate, code-signing certificate, distinct from the HTTPS certificate used for communication. This issue was resolved on February 1, 2023 in update 6.6.178 of Nexpose and InsightVM.
Patch / fix
- Rapid7 Nexpose 6.6.178
- Rapid7 InsightVM 6.6.178
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 19 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 22% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected products
- Rapid7 Nexpose
- Rapid7 InsightVM
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-295 Improper Certificate Validation
References
-
rapid7.com
/blog/post/2022/12/07/cve-2022-4261-rapid7-nexpose-update-validation-issue-fixed/
vendor-advisory
-
docs.rapid7.com
/release-notes/nexpose/20230201/
release-notes, vendor-advisory
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2022-3913
- NVD CVE-2022-3913
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