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CVE-2023-1306: Rapid7 InsightCloudSec resource.db() method access

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 1.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-03-21 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-94

Description

An authenticated attacker can leverage an exposed resource.db() accessor method to smuggle Python method calls via a Jinja template, which can lead to code execution. 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.

Affected products

• Rapid7 InsightAppSec: before 23.2.1 — fixed in 23.2.1
• Rapid7 InsightCloudSec: before 2023.02.01 — fixed in 2023.02.01

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Rapid7 InsightAppSec 23.2.1; Rapid7 InsightCloudSec 2023.02.01. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://docs.divvycloud.com/changelog/23321-release-notes
• https://nephosec.com/exploiting-rapid7s-insightcloudsec/
• https://docs.divvycloud.com/changelog/23321-release-notes
• https://nephosec.com/exploiting-rapid7s-insightcloudsec/

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