Nearly 19,000 ESXi Servers Still Vulnerable to CVE-2021-21974

Last week, multiple organizations issued warnings that a ransomware campaign dubbed “ESXiArgs” was targeting VMware ESXi servers, allegedly by leveraging CVE-2021-21974—a nearly two-year-old heap overflow vulnerability. Two years. And yet, Rapid7 research has found that a significant number of ES...

Evasion Techniques Uncovered: An Analysis of APT Methods

By Christiaan Beek, with special thanks to Matt Green DLL search order hijacking is a technique used by attackers to elevate privileges on the compromised system, evade restrictions, and/or establish persistence on the system. The Windows operating system uses a common method to look for required...

Year In Review: Rapid7 InsightIDR

You’re in cybersecurity, so we’ll guess: 2022 crashed in with Log4Shell and, for the most part, got more challenging—never less. So, we kept making tangible improvements to InsightIDR, our cloud-native next-gen SIEM and XDR. We worked with some of our most forward-deployed practitioners: Rapid7...

Rapid7 Recognized on Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, Continues Commitments to Support DEI

For the fifth year in a row, Rapid7 is pleased to share that we've been included in the Bloomberg Gender Equality Index. The Gender Equality Index GEI recognizes publicly traded companies for being transparent in their commitment to gender equality. This includes how they score in areas such as...

CVE-2022-21587: Rapid7 Observed Exploitation of Oracle E-Business Suite Vulnerability

Emergent threats evolve quickly, and as we learn more about this vulnerability, this blog post will evolve, too. Rapid7 is responding to various compromises arising from the exploitation of CVE-2022-21587, a critical arbitrary file upload vulnerability rated 9.8 on the CVSS v3 risk metric impacti...

Multiple DMS XSS (CVE-2022-47412 through CVE-20222-47419)

Through the course of routine security testing and analysis, Rapid7 has discovered several issues in on-premises installations of open source and freemium Document Management System DMS offerings from four vendors. While all of the discovered issues are instances of CWE-79: Improper Neutralizatio...

CVE-2023-22501: Critical Broken Authentication Flaw in Jira Service Management Products

Emergent threats evolve quickly, and as we learn more about this vulnerability, this blog post will evolve, too. On February 1, 2023, Atlassian published an advisory for CVE-2023-22501, a critical broken authentication vulnerability affecting its Jira Service Management Server and Data Center...

Ransomware Campaign Compromising VMware ESXi Servers

On February 3, 2023, French web hosting provider OVH and French CERT issued warnings about a ransomware campaign that was targeting VMware ESXi servers worldwide with a new ransomware strain dubbed “ESXiArgs.” The campaign appears to be leveraging CVE-2021-21974, a nearly two-year-old heap overfl...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

Metasploit 6.3 is out! Earlier this week we announced the release of Metasploit 6.3 which came with a tonne of new modules and improvements. The whole team worked super hard on this and we're very excited that everyone can now get their hands on it and all of the new features it has to offer! I...

Exploitation of GoAnywhere MFT zero-day vulnerability

Emergent threats evolve quickly. As we learn more about this vulnerability, we will update this blog post with relevant information about technical findings, product coverage, and other information that can assist you with assessment and mitigation. On Thursday, February 2, 2023, security reporte...

Troubleshooting InsightAppSec Authentication Issues

For complete visibility into the vulnerabilities in your environment, proper authentication to web apps in InsightAppSec is essential. In this article, we’ll look at issues you might encounter with macro, traffic, and selenium authentication and how to troubleshoot them. Additionally, you’ll get...

XDR, the Beatles, and Blunt Instruments

Sometimes tools are blunt because there’s nothing else. Regarding economic controls for example, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said: “We have essentially interest rates, the balance sheet and forward guidance. They are famously blunt tools, they are not capable of surgical precision." Others are blunt...

CVE-2023-22374: F5 BIG-IP Format String Vulnerability

While following up our previous work on F5's BIG-IP devices, Rapid7 found an additional vulnerability in the appliance-mode REST interface; the vulnerability was assigned CVE-2023-22374. We reported it to F5 on December 6, 2022, and are now disclosing it in accordance with our vulnerability...

A Customer Success Manager’s Journey to Cybersecurity

Originally planning to pursue a career in sports journalism, Blake Walters joined Rapid7 ready to roll up his sleeves and learn about an entirely new field—cybersecurity. Walters always had an interest in computer engineering. However, he craved the ability to connect with people and build...

Rapid7 Observes Use of Microsoft OneNote to Spread Redline Infostealer Malware

Author: Thomas Elkins Contributors: Matt Green, James Dunne, and Hernan Diaz Rapid7 routinely conducts research into the wide range of techniques that threat actors use to conduct malicious activity. One objective of this research is to discover new techniques being used in the wild, so we can...

Year in Review: Rapid7 Threat Intelligence

In an evolving threat landscape, non-stop alerts and more IOC feeds don’t guarantee better protection. Security teams are overwhelmed and struggle to identify relevant threat information. Thankfully, Threat Command delivers highly contextual alerts and integration across your environment to help...

Metasploit Framework 6.3 Released

The Metasploit team is pleased to announce the release of Metasploit Framework 6.3, which adds native support for Kerberos authentication, incorporates new modules to conduct a wide range of Active Directory attacks, and simplifies complex workflows to support faster and more intuitive security...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

Cacti Unauthenticated Command Injection Thanks to community contributor Erik Wynter, Metasploit Framework now has an exploit module for an unauthenticated command injection vulnerability in the Cacti network-monitoring software. The vulnerability is due to a procopen call that accepts unsanitized...

The High Cost of Human Error In OT Systems

In baseball, a mistake made by a player that could have easily been avoided is sometimes called an “unforced error.” An unforced error is not an official error that is, they are not reflected in statistics, however, they can result in additional runs being scored, runners getting on base, and eve...

3 Ways to Apply a Risk-Based Approach to Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response: Gartner® Report

In an ongoing effort to help security organizations gain greater visibility into risk, we’re pleased to offer this complimentary Gartner® report, 3 Ways to Apply a Risk-Based Approach to Threat Detection, Investigation, and Response. This insightful research can help a security organization reali...

Rapid7 Now Available Through Carahsoft’s NASPO ValuePoint

We are happy to announce that Rapid7’s solutions have been added to the NASPO ValuePoint Cloud Solutions contract held by Carahsoft Technology Corp. The addition of this contract enables Carahsoft and its reseller partners to provide Rapid7’s Insight platform to participating States, Local...

Rapid7 Added to Carahsoft GSA Schedule Contract

We are happy to announce that Rapid7 has been added to Carahsoft’s GSA Schedule contract, making our suite of comprehensive security solutions widely available to Federal, State, and Local agencies through Carahsoft and its reseller partners. “With the ever-evolving threat landscape, it is...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

See something say something Have an idea on how to expand on Metasploit Documentation on ? Did you see a typo or some other error on the docs site? Thanks to adfoster-r7, submitting an update to the documentation is as easy as clicking the 'Edit this page on GitHub' link on the page you want to...

Exploitation of Control Web Panel CVE-2022-44877

On January 3, 2023, security researcher Numan Türle published a proof-of-concept exploit for CVE-2022-44877, an unauthenticated remote code execution vulnerability in Control Web Panel CWP, formerly known as CentOS Web Panel that had been fixed in an October 2022 release of CWP. The vulnerability...

CVE-2022-47966: Rapid7 Observed Exploitation of Critical ManageEngine Vulnerability

Emergent threats evolve quickly, and as we learn more about this vulnerability, this blog post will evolve, too. Rapid7 is responding to various compromises arising from the exploitation of CVE-2022-47966, a pre-authentication remote code execution RCE vulnerability impacting at least 24 on-premi...

Trading Convenience for Credentials

Tap. Eat. Repeat. Regret? Using food or grocery delivery apps is great. It really is. Sure, there’s a fee, but when you can’t bring yourself to leave the house, it’s a nice treat to get what you want delivered. As a result, adoption of food apps has been incredibly fast and they are now a...

What’s New in InsightIDR: Q4 2022 in Review

As we continue to empower security teams with the freedom to focus on what matters most, Q4 focused on investments and releases that contributed to that vision. With InsightIDR, Rapid7’s cloud-native SIEM and XDR solution, teams have the scale, comprehensive contextual coverage, and expertly vett...

Gartner® Report: Questions to Ask When Selecting an MDR Provider

Measuring against the right criteria The “right” criteria is whatever works to further your security organization’s specific needs in detection and response D&R. There’s only so much budget to go around—and successfully obtaining a significant year-over-year increase can be rare. The last thing...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

New module content 2 Gather Dbeaver Passwords Author: Kali-Team Type: Post Pull request: 17337 contributed by cn-kali-team Description: This adds a post exploit module that retrieves Dbeaver session data from local configuration files. It is able to extract and decrypt credentials stored in these...

Dated, Vulnerable, Insecure Tech Is All Over the News. Hooray.

Save the links. Pass them around. And consider getting your copy of the new 2023 XDR Buyer’s Guide—because if this isn’t a time for reckoning and progress, what is? The news: on Wednesday, the United States grounded all flights coast-to-coast for the first time since 9/11. The Federal Aviation...

Recog Release v3.0.3

Recog Release v3.0.3, which is available now, includes updated fingerprints for Zoho ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus; Atlassian Bitbucket Server; and Supervisord Supervisor. It also includes new fingerprints and a number of bug fixes, all of which are detailed...

Increasing The Sting of HIVE Ransomware

How malicious actors evade detection and disable defenses for more destructive HIVE Ransomware attacks. Rapid7 routinely conducts research into the wide range of techniques that threat actors use to conduct malicious activity. One objective of this research is to discover new techniques being use...

Ditch The Duct Tape: Reduce Security Sprawl With XDR

The New Year’s Day edition of The Wall Street Journal asked a big question in a big headline: “Can Southwest Airlines Buy Back Its Customers’ Love?” While other airlines rebounded from extreme winter weather and service disruptions, Southwest—always top-rated, with a famously loyal following—melt...

Patch Tuesday - January 2023

Microsoft is starting the new year with a bang! Today’s Patch Tuesday release addresses almost 100 CVEs. After a relatively mild holiday season, defenders and admins now have a wide range of exciting new vulnerabilities to consider. Two zero-day vulnerabilities emerged today, both affecting a wid...

Year in Review: Rapid7 Vulnerability Management

2022 began on a solemn note — many organizations across the globe were recovering from the Log4Shell zero-day vulnerability. For the InsightVM and Nexpose team, 2022 began with a lot of introspection on how we can add more value and keep meeting our customer needs in the best possible ways. This...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

Back from a quiet holiday season Thankfully, it was a relatively quiet holiday break for security this year, so we hope everyone had a relaxing time while they could. This wrapup covers the last three Metasploit releases, and contains three new modules, two updates, and five bug fixes. Make sure...

Year in Review: Rapid7 Cybersecurity Research

Welcome to 2023, a year that sounds so futuristic it is hard to believe it is real. But real it is, and make no mistake, threat actors are still out there, working hard to get into networks the world over. So, at the start of the new year, I am reminded of two particular phrases: Those who do not...

Rapid7 Announces Global Days Off to Support Employees in 2023

On January 3rd, it was a little bit quieter than usual here at Rapid7. That's because our offices were closed for our first of five Global Days Off for 2023. Global Days Off are designed to encourage teams around the world to unplug and rest, enabling them to bring their best selves back to work...

2022 Annual Metasploit Wrap-Up

It's been another gangbusters year for Metasploit, and the holidays are a time to give thanks to all the people that help make our load a little bit lighter. So, while this end-of-year wrap-up is a highlight reel of the headline features and extensions that landed in Metasploit-land in 2022, we...

Understanding the Ecosystem of Smart Cities for the Purpose of Security Testing

Is there a defined ecosystem, similar to what we encountered with the Internet of Things IoT, that can be charted out as it relates to smart city technology and its security implications? While evaluating IoT I struggled with defining what IoT is. I found that there were varying definitions out...

Refreshing Rapid7's Coordinated Vulnerability Disclosure Policy

As 2023 comes hurtling towards us like some kind of maniacal arctic train full of disturbingly realistic AI-generated people, I wanted to take a moment on the blog here to announce that we here at Rapid7, Inc. have refreshed our coordinated vulnerability disclosure CVD policy and philosophy. If y...

The 2022 Naughty and Nice List

It's the holiday season when children all over the world cross their fingers in the hope that they don't end up on a certain red-clad big man's naughty list. Turns out, we at Rapid7 have a similar tradition, only we're the ones making the list and there's a whole lotta naughty going on not like...

Hallmark Channel: Securing the Season

How Crown Media protects its crown jewel It’s that time of year again…chestnuts roasting on an open-fire, kids making wish-lists, and company holiday parties where you can showcase your most outlandish ugly sweater. It’s also the time of year we all get a little bit less cynical and take in a...

Cloud Security and Compliance Best Practices: Highlights From The CSA Cloud Controls Matrix

In a recent blog post, we highlighted the release of an InsightCloudSec compliance pack, that helps organizations establish and adhere to AWS Foundational Security Best Practices. While that’s a great pack for those who have standardized on AWS and are looking for a trusted set of controls to...

CVE-2022-41080, CVE-2022-41082: Rapid7 Observed Exploitation of `OWASSRF` in Exchange for RCE

Emergent threats evolve quickly, and as we learn more about this vulnerability, this blog post will evolve, too. Beginning December 20, 2022, Rapid7 has responded to an increase in the number of Microsoft Exchange server compromises. Further investigation aligned these attacks to what CrowdStrike...

Never Mind the Ears, Here's Security Nation

It's another year down and another season down for Security Nation. With the close of our fifth season, I wanted to take a minute here to reflect on who we spoke with and what we talked about. The show titles focus as you would expect on the individual interview subjects, but there's a bunch of...

Cengage LTI Session Management Leakage

Prior to December 10, 2022, Cengage, an education technology provider in use in many higher education environments primarily in the United States, had two issues in the way it handled session management over its Learning Tools Integration LTI pipeline. The first issue involves leaving unexpectedl...

ICYMI: 10 Cybersecurity Acronyms You Should Know in 2023

Cybersecurity is acronym-heavy to say the least. If you’re reading this, you already know. From CVE to FTP, we in IT love our abbreviations, FR FR. Truthfully though, it can be a bit much, and even the nerdiest among us miss a few. So, In Case You Missed It, here are 10 cybersecurity acronyms you...

[The Lost Bots] S02E06: Play “Experts or Scuttlebutt?” With Us

!\The Lost Bots\ S02E06: Play “Experts or Scuttlebutt?” With Ushttps://blog.rapid7.com/content/images/2022/12/The-Lost-Bots-logo-large.png As the year winds down, Jeffrey Gardner, Detection and Response Practice Advisor and Stephen Davis, Lead D&R Sales Technical Advisor, collected predictions th...

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up

A sack full of cheer from the Hacking Elves of Metasploit It is clear that the Metasploit elves have been busy this season: Five new modules, six new enhancements, nine new bug fixes, and a partridge in a pear tree are headed out this week! Partridge nor pear tree included. In this sack of goodie...