CVE-2024-8042 Rapid7 Insight Platform Unauthorized Empty Group Creation
An attacker can intercept local requests to create unauthorized empty user groups, potentially assigning them to incorrect customers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-8042?
CVE-2024-8042 is a low-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Rapid7 Insight Platform, published on 9 Sep 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Rapid7 Insight Platform versions between November 2019 and August 14, 2024 suffer from missing authorization issues whereby an attacker can intercept local requests to set the name and description of a new user group. This could potentially lead to an empty user group being added to the incorrect customer. This vulnerability is remediated as of August 14, 2024.
Weakness: CWE-862
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8042?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Rapid7 Insight Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-8042?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-8042 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and check permissions on every request on the server, not only in the interface. More about Missing authorization.
Is CVE-2024-8042 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8042 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xjcw-q83g-v2h5.