CVE-2019-5638

Rapid7 Nexpose Insufficient Session Management

HIGH
8.7
CVSS Score
Published: August 21, 2019 at 07:36 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:38 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNexpose

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Severity
HIGH8.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%

Description

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.5.50 and prior suffer from insufficient session expiration when an administrator performs a security relevant edit on an existing, logged on user. For example, if a user's password is changed by an administrator due to an otherwise unrelated credential leak, that user account's current session is still valid after the password change, potentially allowing the attacker who originally compromised the credential to remain logged in and able to cause further damage.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 6.5.50

Remediation

No guide yet

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CVSS

8.7HIGHrapid7
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-613

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