CVE-2022-0758

Rapid7 Nexpose Reflected XSS

MEDIUM
6.1
CVSS Score
Published: March 17, 2022 at 10:30 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:21 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNexpose

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Severity
MEDIUM6.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%

Description

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.6.129 and earlier suffer from a reflected cross site scripting vulnerability, within the shared scan configuration component of the tool. With this vulnerability an attacker could pass literal values as the test credentials, providing the opportunity for a potential XSS attack. This issue is fixed in Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.6.130.

Affected

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

v < 6.6.1306.6.129
Affected range stops below 6.6.130, 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:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/nexpose/20220309/

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-79

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