CVE-2019-5642

MAGICK

LOW

3.3

CVSS Score

Published: November 6, 2019 at 06:30 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 02:38 AM UTC

1 product affected across 1 vendorMetasploit

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Severity

LOW3.3

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.3%

Description

Rapid7 Metasploit Pro version 4.16.0-2019081901 and prior suffers from an instance of CWE-732, wherein the unique server.key is written to the file system during installation with world-readable permissions. This can allow other users of the same system where Metasploit Pro is installed to intercept otherwise private communications to the Metasploit Pro web interface.

Affected

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

Metasploit · RAPID7

95%

v ≤ 4.16.0-2019081901v < 4.16.04.16.0 4.16.0 20190722 4.16.0 20190805 4.16.0 2019081901

Affected range stops below 4.16.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/?rid=4.16.0-2019091001

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://help.rapid7.com/metasploit/release-notes/?rid=4.16.0-2019091001

CVSS

3.3LOWrapid7

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: UNCHANGED
Confidentiality: LOW
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-732

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