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2 min Emergent Threat Response

Active Exploitation of F5 BIG-IP iControl REST CVE-2022-1388

On May 4, 2022, F5 released an advisory on CVE-2022-1388, a critical authentication bypass that leads to remote code execution in iControl REST.

1 min Cloud Security

[Infographic] Cloud Misconfigurations: Don't Become a Breach Statistic

Our latest infographic highlights some key commonalities uncovered in our 2022 Cloud Misconfigurations Report.

3 min Metasploit

Metasploit Wrap-Up: May 6, 2022

Three new exploit modules, and an update for Windows 11 support

1 min XDR

Rapid7’s first comic: XDR vs. Exploito

Learn about the adventures of our CISO hero Adira Adama in Rapid7's first comic, XDR vs. Exploito.

11 min Application Security

XSS in JSON: Old-School Attacks for Modern Applications

This post highlights how cross-site scripting has adapted to today’s modern web applications, specifically the API and Javascript Object Notation (JSON).

3 min Cloud Security

Is Your Kubernetes Cluster Ready for Version 1.24?

Kubernetes rolled out Version 1.24 on May 3, 2022. This version is packed with notable improvements, so we're covering some of the significant items.

8 min Managed Detection and Response (MDR)

MDR, MEDR, SOCaaS: Which Is Right for You?

Let’s take a closer look at these three types of detection and response managed services to help you decide the best fit for your organization.

4 min Cloud Security

Cloud-Native Application Protection (CNAPP): What's Behind the Hype?

Is CNAPP a one-in-all answer to building secure apps in a cloud-first ecosystem, or is it part of a larger story? This post takes a closer look.

2 min Metasploit Weekly Wrapup

Metasploit Wrap-Up: 4/29/22

Module additions this week to enumerate all installed AV products on Windows and escape sandboxes on certain Debian-specific Redis versions. Plus, a new place for Metasploit docs focused on pen testing workflows.

3 min Emergent Threat Response

Widespread Exploitation of VMware Workspace ONE Access CVE-2022-22954

On April 6, 2022, VMware detailed CVE-2022-22954, a critical RCE vulnerability affecting VMware Workspace ONE Access and Identity Manager.

5 min Vulnerability Management

How to Strategically Scale Vendor Management and Supply Chain Security

Here are simple changes that can help you provide more impactful supply chain security guidance and controls to decrease risk.

7 min Detection and Response

Velociraptor Version 0.6.4: Dead Disk Forensics and Better Path Handling Let You Dig Deeper

Rapid7 is pleased to announce the release of Velociraptor version 0.6.4 – an advanced, open-source digital forensics and incident response (DFIR) tool.

3 min Emergent Threat Response

Opportunistic Exploitation of WSO2 CVE-2022-29464

On April 18, 2022, MITRE published CVE-2022-29464, an unrestricted file upload vulnerability affecting various WSO2 products.

3 min Metasploit

Metasploit Weekly Wrap-Up: 4/22/22

ManageEngine ADSelfService Plus Authenticated RCE This module is pretty exciting for us because it's for a vulnerability discovered by our very own Rapid7 researchers Jake Baines , Hernan Diaz, Andrew Iwamaye, and Dan Kelly. The vulnerability allowed for attackers to leverage the "custom script" functionality to execute arbitrary operating system commands whenever domain users reset their passwords. I won't go into too much depth though because we have a whole blog

3 min Application Security

Rapid7 Named a Visionary in 2022 Magic Quadrant™ for Application Security Testing Second Year in a Row

For the second year in a row, Rapid7 has been named a Visionary in the Gartner® 2022 Magic Quadrant for Application Security Testing.