Certification Report
EAL 3+ Evaluation of Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability
Management and Penetration Testing System V5.1
Issued by:
Communications Security Establishment Canada
Certification Body
Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme
© Government of Canada, Communications Security Establishment Canada, 2012
Document number: 383-4-148-CR
Version: 1.0
Date: 22 May 2012
Pagination: i to iii, 1 to 9
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DISCLAIMER
The Information Technology (IT) product identified in this certification report, and its
associated certificate, has been evaluated at an approved evaluation facility – established
under the Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS) – using
the Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1
Revision 3, for conformance to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security
Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 3. This certification report, and its associated certificate,
apply only to the identified version and release of the product in its evaluated configuration.
The evaluation has been conducted in accordance with the provisions of the CCS, and the
conclusions of the evaluation facility in the evaluation report are consistent with the evidence
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FOREWORD
The Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS) provides a
third-party evaluation service for determining the trustworthiness of Information Technology
(IT) security products. Evaluations are performed by a commercial Common Criteria
Evaluation Facility (CCEF) under the oversight of the CCS Certification Body, which is
managed by the Communications Security Establishment Canada.
A CCEF is a commercial facility that has been approved by the CCS Certification Body to
perform Common Criteria evaluations; a significant requirement for such approval is
accreditation to the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005, the General Requirements for the
Competence of Testing and Calibration Laboratories. Accreditation is performed under the
Program for the Accreditation of Laboratories - Canada (PALCAN), administered by the
Standards Council of Canada.
The CCEF that carried out this evaluation is EWA-Canada located in Ottawa, Canada.
By awarding a Common Criteria certificate, the CCS Certification Body asserts that the
product complies with the security requirements specified in the associated security target. A
security target is a requirements specification document that defines the scope of the
evaluation activities. The consumer of certified IT products should review the security target,
in addition to this certification report, in order to gain an understanding of any assumptions
made during the evaluation, the IT product's intended environment, its security requirements,
and the level of confidence (i.e., the evaluation assurance level) that the product satisfies the
security requirements.
This certification report is associated with the certificate of product evaluation dated 22 May
2012, and the security target identified in Section 4 of this report.
The certification report, certificate of product evaluation and security target are posted on the
CCS Certified Products list (CPL) and the Common Criteria Portal (the official website of
the Common Criteria Project).
This certification report makes reference to the following trademarks:
• Rapid7™ and Nexpose™ are trademarks of Rapid7 LLC.
Reproduction of this report is authorized provided the report is reproduced in its entirety.
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
Disclaimer....................................................................................................................................... i
Foreword........................................................................................................................................ii
Executive Summary...................................................................................................................... 1
1 Identification of Target of Evaluation ................................................................................ 2
2 TOE Description ................................................................................................................... 2
3 Evaluated Security Functionality........................................................................................ 2
4 Security Target...................................................................................................................... 2
5 Common Criteria Conformance.......................................................................................... 2
6 Security Policy....................................................................................................................... 3
7 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope............................................................................. 3
7.1 SECURE USAGE ASSUMPTIONS................................................................................... 3
7.2 ENVIRONMENTAL ASSUMPTIONS ............................................................................... 3
7.3 CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE.......................................................................................... 4
8 Evaluated Configuration...................................................................................................... 4
9 Documentation ...................................................................................................................... 5
10 Evaluation Analysis Activities ............................................................................................. 5
11 ITS Product Testing.............................................................................................................. 6
11.1 ASSESSMENT OF DEVELOPER TESTS .......................................................................... 6
11.2 INDEPENDENT FUNCTIONAL TESTING ........................................................................ 6
11.3 INDEPENDENT PENETRATION TESTING....................................................................... 7
11.4 CONDUCT OF TESTING ............................................................................................... 8
11.5 TESTING RESULTS...................................................................................................... 8
12 Results of the Evaluation...................................................................................................... 8
13 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations..................................................................... 8
14 References.............................................................................................................................. 9
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Executive Summary
Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System V5.1
(hereafter referred to as Nexpose™), from Rapid7 LLC, is the Target of Evaluation for this
Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3 augmented evaluation.
Nexpose™ is a vulnerability scanner and vulnerability management tool that supports policy
compliance checking, web application scanning, and penetration testing. Nexpose™ scans a
specified list or range of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and collects information about the
devices that it finds.
EWA-Canada is the CCEF that conducted the evaluation. This evaluation was completed on
14 May 2012 and was carried out in accordance with the rules of the Canadian Common
Criteria Evaluation and Certification Scheme (CCS).
The scope of the evaluation is defined by the security target, which identifies assumptions
made during the evaluation, the intended environment for Nexpose™, the security
requirements, and the level of confidence (evaluation assurance level) to which it is asserted
that the product satisfies its security requirements. Consumers are advised to verify that their
operating environment is consistent with that specified in the security target, and to give due
consideration to the comments, observations and recommendations in this certification
report.
The results documented in the Evaluation Technical Report (ETR)1
for this product provide
sufficient evidence that it meets the EAL 3 augmented assurance requirements for the
evaluated security functionality. The evaluation was conducted using the Common
Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 3, for
conformance to the Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation,
Version 3.1 Revision 3. The following augmentation is claimed: ALC_FLR.2 – Flaw
Reporting Procedures.
Communications Security Establishment Canada, as the CCS Certification Body, declares
that the Nexpose™ evaluation meets all the conditions of the Arrangement on the
Recognition of Common Criteria Certificates and that the product will be listed on the CCS
Certified Products List (CPL) and the Common Criteria portal (the official website of the
Common Criteria Project).
1
The ETR is a CCS document that contains information proprietary to the developer and/or the evaluator, and
is not releasable for public review.
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1 Identification of Target of Evaluation
The Target of Evaluation (TOE) for this Evaluation Assurance Level (EAL) 3 augmented
evaluation is Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing
System V5.1 (hereafter referred to as Nexpose™), from Rapid7 LLC.
2 TOE Description
Nexpose™ is a software-only TOE comprising the Nexpose™ Security Console (NSC) and
the Nexpose™ Scan Engine (NSE).
Nexpose™ is a vulnerability scanner and vulnerability management tool that supports policy
compliance checking, web application scanning, and penetration testing. Nexpose™ scans a
specified list or range of Internet Protocol (IP) addresses and collects information about the
devices that it finds. Approved users can access the collected data the through a web
interface and generate reports to perform analysis of monitored devices and events. The NSC
is the central management tool for Nexpose™ and the NSE profiles a section, or sections, of
network space specified in blocks of IP addresses.
A detailed description of the Nexpose™ architecture is found in Section 1.4.1 of the Security
Target (ST).
3 Evaluated Security Functionality
The complete list of evaluated security functionality for Nexpose™ is identified in Section 5
of the ST.
4 Security Target
The ST associated with this Certification Report is identified by the following nomenclature:
Title: Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System
V.5.1 Security Target
Version: 1.7
Date: 11 May 2012
5 Common Criteria Conformance
The evaluation was conducted using the Common Methodology for Information Technology
Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 3, for conformance to the Common Criteria for
Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1 Revision 3.
Nexpose™ is:
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a. Common Criteria Part 2 conformant, with security functional requirements based only
upon functional components in Part 2;
b. Common Criteria Part 3 conformant, with security assurance requirements based only
upon assurance components in Part 3; and
c. Common Criteria EAL 3 augmented, containing all security assurance requirements in
the EAL 3 package, as well as the following: ALC_FLR.2 – Flaw Reporting Procedures.
6 Security Policy
Nexpose™ implements a Data Access Security Policy which restricts access to vulnerability
scan data and asset information to authorized users. Details of this security policy can be
found in Section 5 of the ST.
In addition, Nexpose™ implements policies pertaining to security audit, identification and
authentication, security management, and TOE access. Further details on these security
policies may be found in Section 5 of the ST.
7 Assumptions and Clarification of Scope
Consumers of Nexpose™ should consider assumptions about usage and environmental
settings as requirements for the product’s installation and its operating environment. This
will ensure the proper and secure operation of the TOE.
7.1 Secure Usage Assumptions
The following Secure Usage Assumptions are listed in the ST:
• The users of the internal network from which administration of the TOE is performed
are trusted not to attack the TOE, to intercept network traffic or open up the trusted
network by introducing any uncontrolled connections to untrusted networks;
• Those responsible for the TOE are not careless, willfully negligent, or hostile, and
will follow and abide by the instructions provided by the TOE documentation; and
• Users of the TOE possess the necessary privileges to access information managed by
the TOE.
7.2 Environmental Assumptions
The following Environmental Assumptions are listed in the ST:
• The Secure Socket Layer (SSL) connection between the user’s browser and the TOE,
and the SSL-connection between the NSC and the NSE are secure;
• The components of the TOE are to be connected to the target network at all times;
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• The TOE is installed and used in an environment that is configured and controlled in
accordance with administrator guidance that is supplied with the product;
• The TOE hardware and software are delivered, installed, and setup in accordance
with documented delivery and installation/setup procedures;
• The TOE is interoperable with the IT System that it monitors;
• The TOE hardware and software critical to security policy enforcement are assumed
to be within controlled access facilities, preventing unauthorized physical access and
modification by potentially hostile outsiders; and
• The update server and support site with which the TOE communicates are under the
same management control and operated under the same security policy constraints as
the TOE.
7.3 Clarification of Scope
Nexpose™ offers protection against inadvertent or casual attempts to breach system security
by unsophisticated attackers possessing basic attack potential. Nexpose™ is not intended for
situations which involve determined attempts by hostile or well-funded attackers using
sophisticated attack techniques.
8 Evaluated Configuration
The evaluated configuration for Nexpose™ comprises the Nexpose™ Security Console
version 5.1 and the Nexpose™ Scan Engine version 5.1 in the following configurations:
• Build 2220601069 running on Ubuntu 8.04 32-bit Standard and Cloud Edition;
• Build 839270008 running on Ubuntu 8.04 64-bit and Red Hat Enterprise Linux 5.4
64-bit Standard and Cloud Edition;
• Build 1220461598 running on Windows Server 2003 SP2 32-bit and Windows XP
SP3 32-bit Standard and Cloud Edition; and
• Build 3456844061 running on Windows Server 2003 SP2 64-bit Standard and Cloud
Edition.
The publication entitled Rapid7 Nexpose™ Common Criteria Configuration Guide version
1.1 describes the procedures necessary to install and operate Nexpose™ in its evaluated
configuration.
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9 Documentation
The Rapid7 LLC documents provided to the consumer are as follows:
a. Nexpose 5.1 Software Installation and Quick-start Guide, January 2012;
b. Nexpose 5.1 Administrator’s Guide, January 2012;
c. Nexpose 5.1 User’s Guide, January 2012; and
d. Rapid7 Nexpose™ Common Criteria Configuration Guide version 1.1.
10 Evaluation Analysis Activities
The evaluation analysis activities involved a structured evaluation of Nexpose™, including
the following areas:
Development: The evaluators analyzed the Nexpose™ functional specification and design
documentation; they determined that the design completely and accurately describes the TOE
security functionality (TSF) interfaces, the TSF subsystems and how the TSF implements the
security functional requirements (SFRs). The evaluators analyzed the Nexpose™ security
architectural description and determined that the initialization process is secure and that the
security functions are protected against tamper and bypass. The evaluators also
independently verified that the correspondence mappings between the design documents are
correct.
Guidance Documents: The evaluators examined the Nexpose™ preparative user guidance
and operational user guidance and determined that it sufficiently and unambiguously
describes how to securely transform the TOE into its evaluated configuration and how to use
and administer the product. The evaluators examined and tested the preparative and
operational guidance, and determined that they are complete and sufficiently detailed to
result in a secure configuration.
Life-cycle support: An analysis of the Nexpose™ configuration management system and
associated documentation was performed. The evaluators found that the Nexpose™
configuration items were clearly marked and that the access control measures as described in
the configuration management documentation are effective in preventing unauthorized access
to the configuration items. The developer’s configuration management system was also
observed during the site visit, and it was found to be mature and well- developed.
During the site visit the evaluators examined the development security procedures and
determined that they detailed sufficient security measures for the development environment
to protect the confidentiality and integrity of the Nexpose™ design and implementation. The
evaluators confirmed that the developer used a documented model of the TOE life-cycle and
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that the life-cycle model provides for the necessary control over the development and
maintenance of the TOE.
The evaluators examined the delivery documentation and determined that it described all of
the procedures required to maintain the integrity of Nexpose™ during distribution to the
consumer.
The evaluators reviewed the flaw remediation procedures used by Rapid7 LLC for
Nexpose™. During a site visit, the evaluators examined the evidence generated by adherence
to the procedures. The evaluators concluded that the procedures are adequate to track and
correct security flaws, and distribute the flaw information and corrections to consumers of
the product.
Vulnerability assessment: The evaluators conducted an independent vulnerability analysis
of Nexpose™. Additionally, the evaluators conducted a review of public domain
vulnerability databases, and a search of all evaluation deliverables. The evaluators identified
potential vulnerabilities for testing applicable to Nexpose™ in its operational environment.
All these evaluation activities resulted in PASS verdicts.
11 ITS Product Testing
Testing at EAL 3 consists of the following three steps: assessing developer tests, performing
independent functional tests, and performing penetration tests.
11.1 Assessment of Developer Tests
The evaluators verified that the developer has met their testing responsibilities by examining
their test evidence, and reviewing their test results, as documented in the ETR2
.
The evaluators analyzed the developer’s test coverage and depth analysis and found them to
be complete and accurate. The correspondence between the tests identified in the developer’s
test documentation and the functional specification and TOE design was complete.
11.2 Independent Functional Testing
During this evaluation, the evaluator developed independent functional tests by examining
design and guidance documentation, examining the developer's test documentation,
executing a sample of the developer's test cases, and creating test cases that augmented the
developer tests.
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The ETR is a CCS document that contains information proprietary to the developer and/or the evaluator, and
is not releasable for public review.
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All testing was planned and documented to a sufficient level of detail to allow repeatability
of the testing procedures and results. Resulting from this test coverage approach is the
following list of EWA-Canada test goals:
a. Repeat of Developer's Tests: The objective of this test goal is to repeat a subset of the
developer's tests;
b. Creation of Sites: The objective of this test case is to confirm that the TOE provides the
functionality to allow the global administrator to create additional sites3
which can be
assigned to specified users;
c. Creation of Asset Groups: The objective to this test case is to confirm that the TOE
provides the functionality to allow the global administrator to create asset4
groups which
can be assigned to specified users;
d. Creation of Users: The objective of this test case is to confirm that the TOE provides the
functionality to allow the global administrator to create additional users, and assign these
users the roles of Security Manager, Site Owner, Asset Owner, and User;
e. Verify Administrative Privileges: The objective of this test case is to confirm that the
TOE restricts administrative privileges to particular roles;
f. Verify Initial Site and Asset Group Assignments: The objective of this test case is to
confirm that the TOE restricts access to the particular sites and asset groups that were set
by the Global Administrator;
g. Modify Site and Asset Group Assignments for Users: The objective of this test case is to
confirm that the TOE provides the capability to allow the Global Administrator to delete
a Site and an Asset Group; and
h. Deletion of a User Account: The objective of this test case is to confirm that the TOE
provides the capability to allow the Global Administrator to delete a user account. In
addition, this case will also confirm that the deleted account is not able to authenticate to
the TOE after it has been deleted.
11.3 Independent Penetration Testing
Subsequent to the independent review of public domain vulnerability databases and all
evaluation deliverables, limited independent evaluator penetration testing was conducted.
The penetration tests focused on:
3
A site is a collection of assets that are targeted for a scan.
4
An asset is a single device on a network that Nexpose™ discovers during a scan.
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a. Port Scanning. The objective of this test is to determine if there are any opened ports that
could be exploited;
b. Cross Site Scripting. The objective of this test is to determine if there are any obvious
Cross-Site Scripting vulnerabilities;
c. Concurrent Global Administrator Sessions. The purpose of this test case is to verify that
the TOE manages concurrent administrator sessions successfully; and
d. SQL Injection. The purpose of this test case is to verify that the TOE is resistant to
standard SQL injection attacks against its logon functionality.
The independent penetration testing did not uncover any exploitable vulnerabilities in the
intended operating environment.
11.4 Conduct of Testing
Nexpose™ was subjected to a comprehensive suite of formally documented, independent
functional and penetration tests. The testing took place at the Information Technology
Security Evaluation and Test (ITSET) Facility at EWA-Canada. The CCS Certification Body
witnessed a portion of the independent testing. The detailed testing activities, including
configurations, procedures, test cases, expected results and observed results are documented
in a separate Test Results document.
11.5 Testing Results
The developer’s tests and the independent functional tests yielded the expected results,
giving assurance that Nexpose™ behaves as specified in its ST and functional specification
and TOE design.
12 Results of the Evaluation
This evaluation has provided the basis for an EAL 3+ level of assurance. The overall verdict
for the evaluation is PASS. These results are supported by evidence in the ETR.
13 Acronyms, Abbreviations and Initializations
Acronym/Abbreviation/
Initialization
Description
CCEF Common Criteria Evaluation Facility
CCS Canadian Common Criteria Evaluation and
Certification Scheme
CPL Certified Products list
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Acronym/Abbreviation/
Initialization
Description
CM Configuration Management
EAL Evaluation Assurance Level
ETR Evaluation Technical Report
IP Internet Protocol
IT Information Technology
ITSET Information Technology Security Evaluation
and Testing
NSC Nexpose™ Security Console
NSE Nexpose™ Scan Engine
PALCAN Program for the Accreditation of Laboratories
- Canada
SFR Security Functional Requirement
SSL Secure Socket Layer
ST Security Target
TOE Target of Evaluation
TSF TOE Security Functionality
14 References
This section lists all documentation used as source material for this report:
a. CCS Publication #4, Technical Oversight, Version 1.8, October 2010.
b. Common Criteria for Information Technology Security Evaluation, Version 3.1
Revision 3, July 2009.
c. Common Methodology for Information Technology Security Evaluation, CEM,
Version 3.1 Revision 3, July 2009.
d. Rapid7™ Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System
V.5.1 Security Target, 1.7, 11 May 2012.
e. Evaluation Technical Report for EAL 3+ Common Criteria Evaluation of Rapid7™
Nexpose™ Vulnerability Management and Penetration Testing System V.5.1,
Version 1.3, 14 May 2012.