CVE-2019-5647

Session hijacking via persistent macro-recording sessions

Published Jan 22, 2020 · Updated Sep 17, 2024

Insufficient session expiration in Rapid7 AppSpider 3.8.213 and earlier allows local users to hijack retained browser sessions. The Chrome Plugin's macro-recording workflow leaves an authenticated browser session active after recording ends and even after Chrome restarts. Local access under the recording user's context is required, and the retained session can expose or alter data available to that user's web account.

CVSS severity4.4
Medium
EPSS probability0.34%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Insufficient session expiration in Rapid7 AppSpider 3.8.213 and earlier allows local users to hijack retained browser sessions. The Chrome Plugin's macro-recording workflow leaves an authenticated browser session active after recording ends and even after Chrome restarts. Local access under the recording user's context is required, and the retained session can expose or alter data available to that user's web account.

The record

CVE
CVE-2019-5647
Published
Jan 22, 2020
Updated
Sep 17, 2024
Vendor
Rapid7
Product
AppSpider
Classifications
CWE-613, T1550.004
Attack vector
local
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jan 22, 2020CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 17, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=3.8.213 <=3.8.213

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectorlocal
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Rapid7 · AppSpiderversion=3.8.213 <=3.8.213

Published CVSS scores

7.1NIST NVDCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
4.4Rapid7, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
3.6NIST NVDAV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectorlocal
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration
T1550.004Use Alternate Authentication Material: Web Session Cookie

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