Popular Mobile Browsers Found Vulnerable To Address Bar Spoofing Attacks

--- Graphic for illustration Cybersecurity researchers on Tuesday disclosed details about an address bar spoofing vulnerability affecting multiple mobile browsers, such as Apple Safari and Opera Touch, leaving the door open for spear-phishing attacks and delivering malware. Other impacted browser...

Mobile Browser Bugs Open Safari, Opera Users to Malware

A set of address-bar spoofing vulnerabilities that affect a number of mobile browsers open the door for malware delivery, phishing and disinformation campaigns. The bugs, reported by Rapid7 and independent researcher Rafay Baloch, affect six browsers, ranging from the common Apple Safari, Opera...

Are You Still Running End-of-Life Windows Servers?

Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 reached their end of life EOL on Jan. 14, 2020. What does that mean in practice? Well, any instances running these versions of Windows Server are no longer supported by Microsoft—no more automated fixes, updates, or technical assistance. From a security standpoint,...

Rapid7 Nexpose SQL Injection Vulnerability

Rapid7 Nexpose is a set of vulnerability management software from Rapid7, Inc. that can utilize scanning results to deeply probe the network. The software supports scanning the configuration environment for errors, vulnerabilities, malware, and more. An SQL injection vulnerability exists in Rapid...

CVE-2020-16952 — Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerabilities

A remote code execution vulnerability exists in Microsoft SharePoint when the software fails to check the source markup of an application package, aka ‘Microsoft SharePoint Remote Code Execution Vulnerability’. This CVE ID is unique from CVE-2020-16951. Recent assessments: wvu-r7 at October 13,...

Fewer False Alarms, Faster Reporting: InsightVM Introduces New One-Click Fix For False Positives

Let’s talk about false positives. They’re frustrating and faulty, but also about as certain as death and taxes for anyone working in IT security. The good news? We’ve added even more ways to reduce the noise they cause. According to Forrester Consulting’s 2019 study, customers have experienced a...

Vulnerability fixed in Rapid7 Nexpose

Rapid7 has fixed a vulnerability in Nexpose. The vulnerability potentially allows a local malicious person to perform a SQL injection attack that could access gain access to sensitive data or manipulate data. Rapid7 has released updates to fix the vulnerability in Nexpose 6.6.49. For more...

CVE-2020-7383

A SQL Injection issue in Rapid7 Nexpose version prior to 6.6.49 that may have allowed an authenticated user with a low permission level to access resources & make changes they should not have been able to access...

CVE-2020-7383

A SQL Injection issue in Rapid7 Nexpose version prior to 6.6.49 that may have allowed an authenticated user with a low permission level to access resources & make changes they should not have been able to access...

Sql injection

A SQL Injection issue in Rapid7 Nexpose version prior to 6.6.49 that may have allowed an authenticated user with a low permission level to access resources & make changes they should not have been able to access...

CVE-2020-7383 SQL Injection in Rapid7 Nexpose

A SQL Injection issue in Rapid7 Nexpose version prior to 6.6.49 that may have allowed an authenticated user with a low permission level to access resources & make changes they should not have been able to access...

CVE-2020-7383

CVE-2020-7383 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Rapid7 Nexpose prior to 6.6.49. It could allow an authenticated user with low privileges to access resources and make changes they should not be able to access. Publicly documented remediation states that Nexpose 6.6.49 fixes the issue (updates re...

Heartland Dental’s Ambitions Land Them in the Cloud

Managing security for the largest Dental Support Organization DSO in the United States is no easy task. And sometimes, you need a security services partner to lend a helping hand. We sat down with Heartland Dental to talk about all things security, why they chose Rapid7, how quickly they’re...

This One Time on a Pen Test: Doing Well With XML

Each year, Rapid7 penetration testers complete hundreds of internally and externally based penetration testing service engagements. This post is part of an ongoing series featuring testimonials of what goes on beneath the hoodie. For more insights, check out our 2020 Under the Hoodie report. Most...

Ransomware Payments and Sanctions - U.S. Treasury Advisory

On Oct. 1, the United States Treasury Department Office of Foreign Assets Control OFAC issued an advisory concerning ransomware payments and sanctions regulations. The advisory warned that paying ransoms to sanctioned persons and entities risks violating the law. It also notes that OFAC may impos...

This One Time on a Pen Test: Ain’t No Fence High Enough

Each year, Rapid7 penetration testers complete hundreds of internally and externally based penetration testing service engagements. This post is part of an ongoing series featuring testimonials of what goes on beneath the hoodie. For more insights, check out our 2020 Under the Hoodie report. Read...

Rapid7 Releases Q2 2020 Quarterly Threat Report

It’s hard to believe it’s already the end of September, and with it comes Rapid7’s Q2 2020 Quarterly Threat Report. As in previous quarters, our Rapid7 research team produced this report by analyzing the data from our internet telemetry-gathering systems Project Sonar and Project Heisenberg, as...

CVE-2020-7358 Code Injection in Rapid7 AppSpider Pro Installer

In AppSpider installer versions prior to 7.2.126, the AppSpider installer calls an executable which can be placed in the appropriate directory by an attacker with access to the local machine. This would prevent the installer from distinguishing between a valid executable called during an...

This One Time on a Pen Test: Outwitting the Vexing VPN

Each year, Rapid7 penetration testers complete hundreds of internally and externally based penetration testing service engagements. This post is part of an ongoing series featuring testimonials of what goes on beneath the hoodie. For more insights, check out our 2020 Under the Hoodie report. Just...

Rapid7 and Snyk Are on the Run(time) with Expanded SCA Capabilities

Earlier this year, Rapid7 and Snyk partnered together with the goal of securing cloud-native apps across the software development lifecycle SDLC. As modern development teams continue to adopt new technology that helps them accelerate their efforts, security teams are tasked with making sure they...