2 min
Cloud Security
CIEM is Required for Cloud Security and IAM Providers to Compete: Gartner® Report
Cloud Security and IAM providers should consider prioritizing specific CIEM capabilities according to a new Gartner report.
2 min
Research
A Deep Dive into Reversing CODESYS
This white paper offers a technical deep dive into PLC protocols and how to safely scan CODESYS-based ICS networking stacks.
2 min
Rapid7 Culture
Rapid7 and USF: Building a diverse cybersecurity workforce is not optional
Rapid7 and the University of South Florida (USF) have announced a joint research lab aimed at increasing diversity in the cybersecurity workforce.
2 min
Research
Nearly 19,000 ESXi Servers Still Vulnerable to CVE-2021-21974
Rapid7 research has found that nearly 19,000 ESXi servers likely remain vulnerable to CVE-2021-21974, which is being exploited in the ESXiArgs campaign.
5 min
Research
Evasion Techniques Uncovered: An Analysis of APT Methods
DLL search order hijacking and DLL sideloading are commonly used by nation state sponsored attackers to evade detection.
3 min
Emergent Threat Response
Exploitation of GoAnywhere MFT zero-day vulnerability
A warning has been issued about an actively exploited zero-day vulnerability affecting on-premise instances of Fortra’s GoAnywhere MFT.
10 min
Research
Rapid7 Observes Use of Microsoft OneNote to Spread Redline Infostealer and Qakbot Malware
Recently, Rapid7 observed malicious actors using OneNote files to deliver malicious code. This post details our findings.
4 min
Open Source
Recog Release v3.0.3
Recog Release v3.0.3, which is available now, includes updated fingerprints for Zoho ManageEngine PAM360, Password Manager Pro, and Access Manager Plus; Atlassian Bitbucket Server; and Supervisord Supervisor.
4 min
Research
Year in Review: Rapid7 Cybersecurity Research
Rapid7 is dedicated to conducting research that benefits the entire cybersecurity community. Here is a sampling of our efforts in 2022.
2 min
Emergent Threat Response
CVE-2022-27510: Critical Citrix ADC and Gateway Remote Authentication Bypass Vulnerabilities
On November 8, 2022, Citrix published Citrix Gateway and Citrix ADC Security
Bulletin for CVE-2022-27510 CVE-2022-27513 and CVE-2022-27516
[https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX463706/citrix-gateway-and-citrix-adc-security-bulletin-for-cve202227510-cve202227513-and-cve202227516]
announcing fixes for three vulnerabilities:
* CVE-2022-27510 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27510]
“Unauthorized access to Gateway user capabilities”
* CVE-2022-27513 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detai
2 min
DAST
New Research: Optimizing DAST Vulnerability Triage with Deep Learning
In new paper, Rapid7 data scientists outline a novel deep learning model to automatically prioritize application security vulnerabilities and reduce false positive friction.
3 min
Research
New Research: We’re Still Terrible at Passwords; Making it Easy for Attackers
We look at two of the most popular protocols used for remote administration, SSH and RDP, to get a sense of how attackers are taking advantage of weaker password management to gain access to systems.
8 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
FLEXlm and Citrix ADM Denial of Service Vulnerability
Note: Updated October 20, 2022 to clarify that this bypasses CVE-2022-27512 and
not CVE-2022-27511, which has a different root cause.
On June 27, 2022, Citrix released an advisory
[https://support.citrix.com/article/CTX460016/citrix-application-delivery-management-security-bulletin-for-cve202227511-and-cve202227512]
for CVE-2022-27511 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27511] and
CVE-2022-27512 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-27512], which affect
Citrix ADM (Application Del
7 min
Vulnerability Disclosure
Baxter SIGMA Spectrum Infusion Pumps: Multiple Vulnerabilities (FIXED)
Rapid7 discovered vulnerabilities in two TCP/IP-enabled medical devices produced by Baxter Healthcare.
6 min
Ransomware
Architecting for Extortion: Acting on the IST’s Blueprint for Ransomware Defense
Last month, the Institute for Security and Technology’s Ransomware Task Force launched the Blueprint for Ransomware Defense.