CVE-2023-1304: rapid7 insightappsec Code Injection

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-1304 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Code Injection vulnerability in rapid7 insightappsec. EPSS estimates a 1.08% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 64.7% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 21-03-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 25-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An authenticated attacker can leverage an exposed getattr() method via a Jinja template to smuggle OS commands and perform other actions that are normally expected to be private methods. This issue was resolved in the Managed and SaaS deployments on February 1, 2023, and in version 23.2.1 of the Self-Managed version of InsightCloudSec.

• CWE-94Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment.