CVE-2024-6504

Rapid7 InsightVM Protection Mechanism Failure

Published Jul 18, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Rapid7 InsightVM Console versions below 6.6.260 suffer from a protection mechanism failure whereby an attacker with network access to the InsightVM Console can cause it to overload or crash by sending repeated invalid REST requests in a short timeframe, to the Console's port 443 causing the console to enter an exception handling logging loop, exhausting the CPU. There is no indication that an attacker can use this method to escalate privilege, acquire unauthorized access to data, or gain control of protected resources. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.261.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-47588 Rapid7 InsightVM Console versions below 6.6.260 suffer from a protection mechanism failure whereby an attacker with network access to the InsightVM Console can cause it to overload or crash by sending repeated invalid REST requests in a short timeframe, to the Console's port 443 causing the console to enter an exception handling logging loop, exhausting the CPU. There is no indication that an attacker can use this method to escalate privilege, acquire unauthorized access to data, or gain control of protected resources. This issue is fixed in version 6.6.261.
History
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Weaknesses CWE-693
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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Weaknesses CWE-770
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First Time appeared Rapid7
Rapid7 insightvm
Weaknesses NVD-CWE-noinfo
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:rapid7:insightvm:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Rapid7
Rapid7 insightvm
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
rapid7
Published
Updated
Sep 11, 2025, 2:13 PM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2024, 8:52 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 18, 2024, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 8:18 AM