# CVE-2023-1306: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec resource.db() method access

> Authenticated attackers can execute arbitrary code via Jinja template injection in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec.

- **Severity:** High 8.8 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 21 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 26 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-8xwh-69g8-mr3r

## What is CVE-2023-1306?

CVE-2023-1306 is a high-severity code injection 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 resource.db() accessor method to smuggle Python method calls via a Jinja template, which can lead to code execution. 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-94 (Improper Control of Generation of Code)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-1306?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Rapid7 Insightappsec, Rapid7 Insightcloudsec.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-1306?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-1306 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-1306 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1306 exists.

## Other vulnerabilities in Rapid7 InsightCloudSec

- [CVE-2023-1304](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1304/): Rapid7 InsightCloudSec getattr() method access (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2023-1305](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1305/): Rapid7 InsightCloudSec box object access (high 8.1)
- [CVE-2019-5631](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-5631/): Rapid7 InsightAppSec Local Privilege Escalation (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-1306 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-1306 is a high-severity code injection 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.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2023-1306 exists.

Affected product: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1306/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1306/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-1306
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1306
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-1306

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-1306/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.