CVE-2019-5631

Rapid7 InsightAppSec Local Privilege Escalation

Description

The Rapid7 InsightAppSec broker suffers from a DLL injection vulnerability in the 'prunsrv.exe' component of the product. If exploited, a local user of the system (who must already be authenticated to the operating system) can elevate their privileges with this vulnerability to the privilege level of InsightAppSec (usually, SYSTEM). This issue affects version 2019.06.24 and prior versions of the product.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Users should update Rapid7 InsightAppSec to version 2019.07.08 or later.

Workaround:

  • If the patching update (2019.07.08 and above) cannot be applied, system administrators of machines running Rapid7 InsightAppSec should not grant local logon privileges to untrusted users.

Categories

7.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.11%
Vendor Advisory rapid7.com
Affected: Rapid7 InsightAppSec
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://help.rapid7.com/insightappsec/release-notes/archive/2019/07/ release notes vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-5631?
CVE-2019-5631 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-5631?
To fix CVE-2019-5631: Users should update Rapid7 InsightAppSec to version 2019.07.08 or later.
Is CVE-2019-5631 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-5631 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-5631?
CVE-2019-5631 affects Rapid7 InsightAppSec.
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