CVE-2025-36857

Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability

Published Sep 25, 2025 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management.

This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2025-31102 Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management. This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:appspider_pro:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 appspider Pro
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 appspider Pro
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Rapid7 Appspider Pro versions below 7.5.021, suffer from a broken access control vulnerability in the application's configuration file loading mechanism, whereby an attacker can place files in directories belonging to other users or projects. Affected versions allow standard users to add custom configuration files. These files, which are loaded in alphabetical order, can override or change the settings of the original configuration files, creating a security vulnerability. This issue stems from improper directory access management. This vulnerability was remediated in version 7.5.021 of the product.
Title Rapid7 Appspider Broken Access Control Vulnerability
Weaknesses CWE-276
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
Sep 25, 2025, 4:03 PM
Reserved
Apr 16, 2025, 12:09 AM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Sep 25, 2025, 3:16 PM
Modified
Oct 11, 2026, 8:10 PM