Rapid7 InsightVM Stored Credential Exposure
Vulnerability Description
Users with Site-level permissions can access files containing the username-encrypted passwords of Security Console Global Administrators and clear-text passwords for restoring backups, as well as the salt for those passwords. Valid credentials are required to access these files and malicious users would still need to perform additional work to decrypt the credentials and escalate privileges. This issue affects: Rapid7 InsightVM versions 6.5.11 through 6.5.49.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- This issue was discovered, and reported to Rapid7, by Robert Elliott from IBM Security. It is being disclosed in accordance Rapid7's vulnerability disclosure policy (https://www.rapid7.com/disclosure/).
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MITRE ATT&CK TTPs
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