CVE-2024-11401

Rapid7 Insight Platform Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Description

Rapid7 Insight Platform versions prior to November 13th 2024, suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability whereby, due to a lack of authorization checks, an attacker can successfully update the password policy in the platform settings as a standard user by crafting an API (the functionality was not possible through the platform's User Interface). This vulnerability has been fixed as of November 13th 2024.

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 4.0 •
EPSS 0.07%
Affected: Rapid7 Insight Platform
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/862.html

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-11401?
CVE-2024-11401 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-11401?
To fix CVE-2024-11401, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-11401 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-11401 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-2024-11401?
CVE-2024-11401 affects Rapid7 Insight Platform.
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