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Metasploit Pro 4.16 and earlier install the web server SSL server.key as local-user readable by default
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Metasploit Pro 4.16 and earlier install the web server SSL server.key as local-user readable by default
MITRE ATT&CK
Collection
Command and Control
Credential Access
Defense Evasion
Discovery
Execution
Exfiltration
Impact
Initial Access
Lateral Movement
Persistence
Privilege Escalation
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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.
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Attacker ValueVery Low
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ExploitabilityVery Low
Technical Analysis
This requires authentication via a remote shell in order to be effective. If an adversary is on your Metasploit Pro machine such that they can access the key in the first place, it’s already game-over. So, having the web-server certificate key (which is by default a fake cert anyway) is unlikely to be a high risk for a Metasploit Pro user.
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General Information
Vendors
- rapid7
Products
- metasploit,
- metasploit 4.16.0
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