Rapid7 Insight VM Connector

The following is not supported in Tenable FedRAMP Moderate environments. For more information, see the Tenable FedRAMP Product Offering.

Rapid7 InsightVM solution discovers risks across all your endpoints, cloud, and virtualized infrastructure.

Tip: For more information on how third-party integrations work, see Connectors.

Connector Details

Details Description

Supported products

Rapid7 Insight VM

Category

DAST

Ingested data

Assets and Findings

Ingested Asset Classes

Devices

Integration type

UNI directional (data is transferred from the Connector to Tenable Exposure Management in one direction)

Supported version and type

SaaS (latest)

Prerequisites and User Permissions

Before you begin configuring the connector, make sure you have the following:

Create a Rapid 7 User

Create a Rapid7 regular user (in Administration > User Configuration panel) with the following configurations:

  • General: Account enabled

  • Roles:

    • User Role

    • Global permissions

      • Appear on Tickets and Report Lists

      • Create Report

  • Site access: Allow this user to access all sites

  • Asset Group Access: Allow this user to access all asset groups

Create Report Templates

You must create one of each of the following report templates to configure the Rapid7 Connector for use within Tenable Exposure Management.

  1. In Rapid7, navigate to Create > Report.

  2. Click Manage Report Templates > New.

  3. Name the template: tenable_assets_report_template

    Important: This name must match exactly, or the connector configuration will fail.

  4. (Optional) Type a description.

  5. In the Template Type section, select Export (CSV format).

  6. In the Content section, select the following fields:

    • Asset Alternate IPv4 Addresses,

    • Asset Alternate IPv6 Addresses

    • Asset ID

    • Asset IP Address

    • Asset Names

    • Asset OS Family

    • Asset OS Name

    • Asset OS Version

    • Asset Risk Score

    • Custom Tag

    • Asset Location

    • Asset Criticality

    • Asset MAC Addresses

    • Asset Owner

    • Site Name

    • Site Importance

  7. Click Save.

  1. In Rapid7, navigate to Create > Report.

  2. Click Manage Report Templates > New.

  3. Name the template: tenable_assets_findings_detailed_report_template

    Important: This name must match exactly, or the connector configuration will fail.

  4. (Optional) Type a description.

  5. In the Template Type section, select Export (CSV format).

  6. In the Content section, select the following fields:

    • Asset ID

    • Vulnerability ID

    • Vulnerability Description

    • Vulnerability CVSSv3 Vector

    • Vulnerability CVSSv3 Vector

    • Vulnerability CVSS Score

    • Vulnerability Risk Score

    • Vulnerability Solution

    • Vulnerability Title

    • Vulnerable Since

    • Vulnerability Test Date

    • Vulnerability CVE IDs

    • Vulnerability Age

    • Exploit Count

    • Service Port

    • Service Protocol

    • Vulnerability Proof

    • Vulnerability Published Date

  7. Click Save.

  1. In Rapid7, navigate to Create > Report.

  2. Click Manage Report Templates > New.

  3. Name the template: tenable_assets_findings_report_template

    Important: This name must match exactly, or the connector configuration will fail.

  4. (Optional) Type a description.

  5. In the Template Type section, select Export (CSV format).

  6. In the Content section, select the following fields:

    • Asset ID

    • Vulnerability ID

    • Vulnerable Since

    • Vulnerability Test Date

    • Vulnerability Proof

    • Service Port

    • Service Protocol

  7. Click Save.

Add a Connector

To add a new connector:

  1. In the left navigation menu, click Connectors.

    The Connectors page appears.

  2. In the upper-right corner, click Add new connector.

    The Connector Library appears.

  3. In the search box, type the name of the connector.

  4. On the tile for the connector, click Connect.

    The connector configuration options appear.

Configure the Rapid7 Insight VM Connector

  1. (Optional) In the Connector's Name text box, type a descriptive name for the connector.

  2. In the Server URL text box, type the server URL for your Rapid7 instance.

  3. In the Username and Password text boxes, type your Rapid7 client credentials.

  4. In the Data pulling configuration section, you can configure dynamic settings specific to the connector.

    • In the Asset Retention text box, type the number of days after which you want assets to be removed from Tenable Exposure Management. If an asset has not been detected or updated within the specified number of days, it is automatically removed from the application, ensuring your asset inventory is current and relevant.

      Tip: For more information, see Asset Retention.

  5. In the Test connectivity section, click the Test Connectivity button to verify that Tenable Exposure Management can connect to your connector instance.

    • A successful connectivity test confirms that the platform can connect to the connector instance. It does not, however, guarantee that the synchronization process will succeed, as additional syncing or processing issues may arise.

    • If the connectivity test fails, an error message with details about the issue appears. Click Show tests for more information about the exact error.

  6. In the Connector scheduling section, configure the time and day(s) on which you want connector syncs to occur.

    Tip: For more information, see Connector Scheduling

  7. Click Create. Tenable Exposure Management begins syncing the connector. The sync can take some time to complete.

  8. To confirm the sync is complete, do the following:

Rapid7 Insight VM in Tenable Exposure Management

Locate Connector Assets in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers assets, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those devices for reporting.

To view assets by connector:

  1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Assets page.

  2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view assets.

    The asset list updates to show only assets from the selected connector.

  3. Click on any asset to view Asset Details.

Locate Connector Weaknesses in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers weaknesses, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those weaknesses for reporting.

To view weaknesses by connector: 

  1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Weaknesses page.

  2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view weaknesses.

    The weaknesses list updates to show only weaknesses from the selected connector.

  3. Click on any weakness to view Weakness Details.

Locate Connector Findings in Tenable Exposure Management

As the connector discovers individual findings, Tenable Exposure Management ingests those findings for reporting.

To view findings by connector:

  1. In Tenable Exposure Management, navigate to the Findings page.

  2. In the Filters section, under 3rd Party Connectors, click the connector name for which you want to view findings

    The findings list updates to show only assets from the selected connector.

  3. Click on any asset to view Finding Details.

API Endpoints in Use

API

Use in Tenable Exposure Management

Required Permissions

GET #{{ server_url }}/api/3/sites

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Allow listing sites

POST #{{ server_url }}/api/3/report

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Allow create report

POST #{{ server_url }}/api/3/reports/#{{ report_id }}/generate

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Allow generating domains

GET#{{ server_url }}/api/3/reports/#{{ report_id }}/history/#{{ report_instance_id }}/output

Assets

Detections

Findings

Allow read report
GET {{ server_url }}/api/3/tags Asset tags -

GET #{{ server_url }}/api/3/asset_groups

Asset tags

Allow listing asset_groups

GET server_url }}/api/3/asset_groups/#{{ asset_group_id }}/assets

Asset tags

Allow listing asset_groups assets
GET {{ server_url }}/api/3/vulnerabilities

Findings

Detections

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Data Validation

This section shows how to validate and compare data between Tenable Exposure Management and the Rapid7 Insight VM platform.

Asset Data Validation

Objective: Ensure the number of scanned virtual machines (VMs) in Rapid7 InsightVM aligns with the assets displayed in Tenable Exposure Management.

In Rapid7 Insight VM:

  1. Navigate to Assetsin the left menu.

  2. The asset table displays all scanned virtual machines.

In Tenable Exposure Management:

  1. Locate your connector assets.

  2. Compare the total number of assets between Rapid7 Inisght VM and Tenable Exposure Management.

Expected outcome: The number of visible assets in Exposure Management will match the number of active, unarchived assets in Rapid7, accounting for merging and connector settings.

If an asset is not visible in Exposure Management, check the following conditions:

  • The asset status changed to one of the selected statuses defined in the Asset Retention configuration.

  • Archived based on the last observed date (last seen).

Finding Data Validation

Objective: Ensure the number of vulnerabilities associated with assets in Rapid7 InsightVM aligns with the findings displayed in Tenable Exposure Management.

In Rapid7 InsightVM:

  1. Navigate to Assets.

    In the Assets table view, each asset row displays a count of associated vulnerabilities.

In Tenable Exposure Management:

  1. Locate your connector findings.

  2. Compare the total number of findings between Rapid7 Insight VM and Tenable Exposure Management.

Expected outcome: The total numbers returned in Rapid7 Inisght VM and Exposure Management should match

If a finding is missing from Exposure Management or no longer active, check the following conditions:

  • The finding is marked as Fixed and appears under the Fixed state on the Findings screen

  • The finding no longer appears because its related asset was archived.