New Security Vulnerability Affects Thousands of Self-Managed GitLab Instances

Researchers have disclosed details of a new security vulnerability in GitLab, an open-source DevOps software, that could potentially allow a remote, unauthenticated attacker to recover user-related information. Tracked as CVE-2021-4191 CVSS score: 5.3, the medium-severity flaw affects all version...

Polkit pkexec Local Privilege Escalation

This module requires Metasploit: https://metasploit.com/download Current source: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework class MetasploitModule 'Local Privilege Escalation in polkits pkexec', 'Description' = %q A bug exists in the polkit pkexec binary in how it processes arguments. If the...

CVE-2022-0757

Rapid7 Nexpose versions 6.6.93 and earlier are susceptible to an SQL Injection vulnerability, whereby valid search operators are not defined. This lack of validation can allow a logged-in, authenticated attacker to manipulate the "ANY" and "OR" operators in the SearchCriteria and inject SQL code...

Russia/Ukraine Conflict: What Is Rapid7 Doing to Protect My Organization?

Rapid7 is monitoring the escalating conflict in Ukraine, and we have provided a blog on the various attack vectors organizations may see, as well as guidance on mitigations and remediations. To assist with your preparation and response efforts, Rapid7 is continuously integrating into our products...

CVE-2022-0237

Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the iragent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to t...

The Forecast Is Flipped: How Rapid7 Is Flipping L&D for the Future of Work

The last 2 years have turned the world on its head, and now, companies across the globe are transitioning into a new normal. In this hybrid world, employee engagement is a moving target, the market is more competitive, and historical face-to-face teaching practices are no longer viable. Rapid7’s...

7Rapid Questions With Our APAC Sales Manager, Soumi

For this installment of 7Rapid Questions, we sat down with Soumi Mukherjee, APAC Sales Manager - ANZ North Sales, to learn more about what drives her in her role at Rapid7. 1. Why did you join Rapid7? The truth is I joined for the people. I worked for a Rapid7 channel partner prior, and my...

Velociraptor Version 0.6.3: Dig Deeper With More Speed and Scalability

Rapid7 is very excited to announce the latest Velociraptor release 0.6.3. This release has been in the making for a few months now and has several exciting new features. Scalability and speed have been the main focus of development since our previous release. Working with some of our larger...

Rapid7 Insight Agent Arbitrary File Reading Vulnerability

Rapid7 Insight Agent is a lightweight software from Rapid7, Inc. that collects data from IT assets. The software is capable of collecting data from IT assets.An arbitrary file reading vulnerability exists in Rapid7 Insight Agent versions prior to 3.1.3, which stems from the software's lack of...

CVE-2021-4016

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. assetinfo.json or fileinfo.json, leading to a loss of...

CVE-2021-4016

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. assetinfo.json or fileinfo.json, leading to a loss of...

Improper access control

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. assetinfo.json or fileinfo.json, leading to a loss of...

CVE-2021-4016

CVE-2021-4016 affects Rapid7 Insight Agent prior to 3.1.3, where improper access control allows local users to read the snapshot directory and copy files (e.g., asset_info.json, file_info.json), causing confidentiality loss. Root cause is lack of proper privilege restrictions for files in the sna...

CVE-2021-4016 Rapid7 Insight Agent Improper Access Control

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. assetinfo.json or fileinfo.json, leading to a loss of...

Rapid7 Insight Agent 安全漏洞

Rapid7 Insight Agent is a lightweight software from Rapid7, Inc. that collects data from IT assets. The software is capable of collecting data from IT assets.An arbitrary file reading vulnerability exists in Rapid7 Insight Agent versions prior to 3.1.3, which stems from the software's lack of...

PT-2022-11195 · Rapid7 · Rapid7 Insight Agent

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions: Rapid7 Insight Agent versions prior to 3.1.3 Description: The issue is related to improper access control, allowing users to access the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read, and copy files in this directory, such as asset info.jso...

CVE-2021-4016

Rapid7 Insight Agent, versions prior to 3.1.3, suffer from an improper access control vulnerability whereby, the user has access to the snapshot directory. An attacker can access, read and copy any of the files in this directory e.g. assetinfo.json or fileinfo.json, leading to a loss of...

‘Wormable’ Flaw Leads January 2022 Patch Tuesday

Microsoft today released updates to plug nearly 120 security holes in Windows and supported software. Six of the vulnerabilities were publicly detailed already, potentially giving attackers a head start in figuring out how to exploit them in unpatched systems. More concerning, Microsoft warns tha...

What's New in Threat Intelligence: 2021 Year in Review

This post was originally published on the IntSights blog. Last year marked a huge milestone with the acquisition of IntSights by Rapid7. The IntSights team is very excited to join a company committed to simplifying and improving security outcomes for its customers. Rapid7's focus is a great...

What's New in InsightIDR: Q4 2021 in Review

More context and customization around detections and investigations, expanded dashboard capabilities, and more. This post offers a closer look at some of the recent releases in InsightIDR, our extended detection and response XDR solution, from Q4 2021. Over the past quarter, we delivered updates ...