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CVE-2024-8042


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.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a LOW severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 2.4, indicating it requires adjacent network access but requires specific conditions to be met though user interaction is required . The vulnerability impacts limited integrity, for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from rapid7 organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-09-09T15:15:12.340

Last Modified

2024-09-17T17:25:02.330

Status

Analyzed

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 2.4 (LOW)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-862
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-862

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application rapid7 insight_platform < 2024-08-14 Yes

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For rapid7's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.