CVE-2022-0237— Rapid7 Insight Agent Privilege Escalation
Quick assessment
Affected
Rapid7 Insight Agent
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Rapid7 Insight Agent是美国Rapid7公司的一款轻量级软件。该软件能够从IT资产中收集数据。 Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38版本及之前版本 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38版本及之前版本在使用 runas.exe 时没有正确双引号。该漏洞允许攻击者提升权限和对计算机的持久访问。Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.3.80版本修复了此问题。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1548.003 · Sudo and Sudo Caching
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2022-0237
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Rapid7 Insight Agent Privilege Escalation
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Rapid7 Insight Agent versions 3.1.2.38 and earlier suffer from a privilege escalation vulnerability, whereby an attacker can hijack the flow of execution due to an unquoted argument to the runas.exe command used by the ir_agent.exe component, resulting in elevated rights and persistent access to the machine. This issue was fixed in Rapid7 Insight Agent version 3.1.3.80.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
权限、特权和访问控制
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Rapid7 Insight Agent 代码问题漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Rapid7 Insight Agent是美国Rapid7公司的一款轻量级软件。该软件能够从IT资产中收集数据。 Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38版本及之前版本 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.2.38版本及之前版本在使用 runas.exe 时没有正确双引号。该漏洞允许攻击者提升权限和对计算机的持久访问。Rapid7 Insight Agent 3.1.3.80版本修复了此问题。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| Rapid7 | Insight Agent | 3.1.2.38 ~ 3.1.2.38 | - |
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Other References for CVE-2022-0237 (2)
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https://gist.github.com/n2dez/05d43c616f2b403e84ee55d4d7aab251 x_refsource_MISC
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https://docs.rapid7.com/release-notes/insightagent/20220225/ x_refsource_CONFIRM
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