Is CVE-2017-5264 being actively exploited?

CVE-2017-5264 is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-5264?

CVE-2017-5264 has a CVSS 3.0 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

CVE-2017-5264

HIGH · CVSS 8.8EPSS 2.7%EU EUVD

Versions of Nexpose prior to 6.4.66 fail to adequately validate the source of HTTP requests intended for the Automated Actions administrative web application, and are susceptible to a cross-site request forgery (CSRF) attack.

Key facts

CVSS score: 8.8 (v3.0)
Severity: HIGH
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE): CWE-352
EPSS score: 2.7% (86th percentile)
In CISA KEV: No
In EU EUVD: Yes (EUVD-2017-14369)
Published: December 14, 2017
NVD last modified: June 17, 2026
Status: Modified

EU Vulnerability Database (EUVD)

This vulnerability is also tracked by ENISA as EUVD-2017-14369 in the EU Vulnerability Database. Last updated in EUVD on August 5, 2024.

View on the EU Vulnerability Database

Affected products

rapid7 / nexpose

Certified products that may be affected

1 FIPS 140 or Common Criteria certified product, from automated matching by sec-certs.org.

Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System V5.1 - Rapid7 LLC - Common Criteria 383-4-148 - archived

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/102208(Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry)
https://help.rapid7.com/nexpose/en-us/release-notes/archive/2017/12/#6.4.66(Release Notes)
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/43911/

Last updated September 17, 2026 · Source: NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST.org EPSS

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