Rapid7 Insight Platform Unauthorized Empty Group Creation
Priority LOW 14CWE-862Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Adjacent network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- High
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00182 7th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Insight Platform (Rapid7): 08/14/2024
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Insight Platform (Rapid7) Fixed in 08/14/2024
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-8042
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-xjcw-q83g-v2h5
References
Sources
- CVE-2024-8042 · CVE Program
- CVE-2024-8042 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-xjcw-q83g-v2h5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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