CVE-2023-1305
Published: 21 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2023-1305 is a high-severity Improper Isolation or Compartmentalization (CWE-653) vulnerability in Rapid7 Insightcloudsec. Its CVSS base score is 8.1 (High).
Operationally, ranked in the top 43.9% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog; a public proof-of-concept is referenced.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2023-23567
Vulnerability details
An authenticated attacker can leverage an exposed “box” object to read and write arbitrary files from disk, provided those files can be parsed as yaml or JSON. This issue was resolved in the Managed and SaaS deployments on February 1,…
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2023, and in version 23.2.1 of the Self-Managed version of InsightCloudSec.
- CWE(s)
Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
Affected Assets
Mitigating Controls
Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.
Defines isolation boundaries by specifying which external systems may access or process organization data.
Maintains isolation and compartmentalization by restricting flows between security domains or levels.
Reviewing the continued need for connections supports isolation and compartmentalization.
Locating systems away from hazards improves isolation and compartmentalization from external physical or environmental threats.
The CONOPS must articulate isolation and compartmentalization expectations for security and privacy, making architectural failures in separation of duties or domains harder to overlook.
Security architectures commonly incorporate isolation and compartmentalization strategies to limit the impact of compromises.
Organization-wide privacy program leadership ensures proper isolation and compartmentalization of personal data.
Oversight ensures data-matching activities maintain required isolation between distinct data sets and authorized user communities.