2 min
Emergent Threat Response
ForgeRock Access Manager/OpenAM Pre-Auth Remote Code Execution Vulnerability (CVE-2021-35464): What You Need To Know
On June 29, 2021, researcher Michael Stepankin (@artsploit) posted details of a pre-auth remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability, CVE-2021-35464, in ForgeRock Access Manager identity and access management software that front-ends web applications and remote access solutions in many enterprises.
4 min
Vulnerability Management
InsightVM Release Announcement: Global Dashboard Filters
InsightVM users have been able to create dashboards, add different visualizations in the form of cards and apply filters to these cards. Rapid7 also provided dashboard templates which enabled users to create views focusing on scenarios
3 min
Vulnerability Management
Attack Surface Analysis Part 1: Vulnerability Scanning
In this three-part series, we’ll explore key considerations and strategies for choosing an attack surface analysis strategy. We’ll start with vulnerability assessment below.
8 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
Akkadian Provisioning Manager Multiple Vulnerabilities Disclosure (Fixed)
Researchers discovered a trio of vulnerabilities in the Akkadian Provisioning Manager version 4.50.18.
5 min
Vulnerability Management
Patch Tuesday - June 2021
It is another low volume Patch Tuesday this month as Microsoft releases fixes
for 50 vulnerabilities. This should not diminish the importance of speedily
applying the updates. 6 of the vulnerabilities being patched this month are
0-days under active exploitation (CVE-2021-31955
[https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31955],
CVE-2021-31956
[https://msrc.microsoft.com/update-guide/en-US/vulnerability/CVE-2021-31956],
CVE-2021-33739
[https://msrc.microsoft.com/updat
4 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
CVE-2021-3198 and CVE-2021-3540: MobileIron Shell Escape Privilege Escalation Vulnerabilities
Discovered by Rapid7 researcher William Vu, Ivanti MobileIron Core versions 10.7.0.1-9 and 11.0.0.1-3 suffer from 2 restricted-shell escape vulnerabilities.
2 min
Emergent Threat Response
CVE-2021-21985: What you need to know about the latest critical vCenter Server vulnerability
On Tuesday, May 25, 2021, VMware published security advisory VMSA-2021-0010
[https://www.vmware.com/security/advisories/VMSA-2021-0010.html], which includes
details on CVE-2021-21985, a critical remote code execution vulnerability in the
vSphere Client (HTML5) component of vCenter Server (6.5, 6.7, and 7.0) and
VMware Cloud Foundation (3.x and 4.x). The vulnerability arises from lack of
input validation in the Virtual SAN Health Check plug-in, which is enabled by
default in vCenter Server. Succe
6 min
CISOs
Rapid7's 2021 ICER Takeaways: Vulnerability Disclosure Programs Among the Fortune 500
We rely on fantastically advanced technology in every aspect of our modern lives. Of course, anyone who has spent any time analyzing these technologies will notice that we are routinely bedeviled with vulnerabilities, especially when it comes to the internet.
8 min
ICER Reports
Rapid7's 2021 ICER Takeaways: High-Risk Services Among the Fortune 500
Certain services are considered high-risk on the public internet. We conducted research to see how well Fortune 500 companies are performing in this area.
5 min
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday - May 2021
Here we are again with another installment of Patch Tuesday. When compared to
the past few months this one feels a bit light both in severity and number of
vulnerabilities addressed. Microsoft has only released patches for 55 CVEs this
month, less than half of the usual volume, with only 4 of them being scored as
critical. Let's dive into the details.
HTTP Protocol Stack Remote Code Execution Vulnerability - CVE-2021-31166
[https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-
6 min
ICER Reports
Rapid7's 2021 ICER Takeaways: Version Complexity Among the Fortune 500
Complexity is the enemy to successful security outcomes. To get a feel for how well-resourced organizations perform in this area, we looked at 3 factors.
3 min
InsightVM
What’s New in InsightVM: Q1 2021 in Review
Here now is a rundown of new features and functionality launched in Q1 2021 for InsightVM and Insight Cloud. We hope you can begin to leverage these changes to drive success across your organization.
2 min
Emergent Threat Response
Codecov Discloses Supply Chain Compromise
On April 15, code coverage and testing company Codecov announced a supply chain compromise in which a malicious party gained access to their Bash Uploader script and modified it without authorization.
2 min
Vulnerability Management
Rapid7 Announces General Availability for Scoped Executive Summary Report in InsightVM
InsightVM’s Executive Summary Report has proved to be a powerful tool, and we’re excited to announce that it just got better.
9 min
Patch Tuesday
Patch Tuesday - April 2021
Patch Tuesday is here again and there are more Exchange updates to apply! A
total of 114 vulnerabilities were fixed this month with more than half of them
affecting all versions of Windows, with about half of them being remote code
execution bugs, and about a fifth of them being rated as critical by Microsoft.
Let's dive in!
New Exchange Server Patches Available
If you were only going to patch one thing today, please let it be this. Exchange
Server has been a hot topic since the vulnerabilities