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Rapid7 Nexpose 6.6.240 Unquoted Service Path

Rapid7 Nexpose version 6.6.240 suffers from an unquoted service path vulnerability.

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#vulnerability#windows#auth
# Exploit Title: Rapid7 nexpose - 'nexposeconsole' Unquoted Service Path# Date: 2024-04-2# Exploit Author: Saud Alenazi# Vendor Homepage: https://www.rapid7.com/# Software Link: https://www.rapid7.com/products/nexpose/# Version: 6.6.240# Tested: Windows 10 x64# Step to discover Unquoted Service Path:C:\Users\saudh>wmic service where 'name like "%nexposeconsole%"' get name, displayname, pathname, startmode, startnameDisplayName               Name            PathName                                                 StartMode  StartName Nexpose Security Console  nexposeconsole  "C:\Program Files\rapid7\nexpose\nsc\bin\nexlaunch.exe"  Auto       LocalSystem# Service info:C:\Users\saudh>sc qc nexposeconsole[SC] QueryServiceConfig SUCCESSSERVICE_NAME: nexposeconsole        TYPE               : 10  WIN32_OWN_PROCESS        START_TYPE         : 2   AUTO_START        ERROR_CONTROL      : 0   IGNORE        BINARY_PATH_NAME   : "C:\Program Files\rapid7\nexpose\nsc\bin\nexlaunch.exe"        LOAD_ORDER_GROUP   :        TAG                : 0        DISPLAY_NAME       : Nexpose Security Console        DEPENDENCIES       :        SERVICE_START_NAME : LocalSystem#Exploit:A successful attempt would require the local user to be able to insert their code in the system root path undetected by the OS or other security applications where it could potentially be executed during application startup or reboot. If successful, the local user's code would execute with the elevated privileges of the application.

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