CVE-2023-1305 Rapid7 InsightCloudSec box object access
Authenticated attackers can read and write arbitrary files via an exposed box object in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-1305?
CVE-2023-1305 is a high-severity path traversal vulnerability in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec, published on 21 Mar 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An authenticated attacker can leverage an exposed “box” object to read and write arbitrary files from disk, provided those files can be parsed as yaml or JSON. This issue was resolved in the Managed and SaaS deployments on February 1, 2023, and in version 23.2.1 of the Self-Managed version of InsightCloudSec.
Weakness: CWE-653
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1305?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Rapid7 Insightappsec, Rapid7 Insightcloudsec.
How do I fix CVE-2023-1305?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1305 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2023-1305 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1305 exists.
Other vulnerabilities in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec
Sources
Also known as GHSA-c63v-mmf4-hg2w.