Checkmk up to 2.0.0p39/2.1.0p40/2.2.0p23/2.3.0b3 Agent Plugin least privilege violation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Checkmk up to 2.0.0p39/2.1.0p40/2.2.0p23/2.3.0b3. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Agent Plugin. Such manipulation leads to least privilege violation. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-28824. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Checkmk up to 2.0.0p39/2.1.0p40/2.2.0p23/2.3.0b3. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Agent Plugin. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a least privilege violation vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-272. The elevated privilege level required to perform operations such as chroot() should be dropped immediately after the operation is performed. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Least privilege violation and reliance on untrusted inputs in the mk_informix Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows local users to escalate privileges.

The advisory is available at checkmk.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-28824 since 03/11/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. Local access is required to approach this attack. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1068 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2.1.0p41, 2.2.0p24 or 2.3.0b4 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.1
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.0

VulDB Base Score: 7.8
VulDB Temp Score: 7.5
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 8.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Least privilege violation
CWE: CWE-272 / CWE-266
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Checkmk 2.1.0p41/2.2.0p24/2.3.0b4

Timelineinfo

03/11/2024 🔍
03/22/2024 +11 days 🔍
03/22/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/04/2024 +257 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: checkmk.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-28824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-28824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-257714

Entryinfo

Created: 03/22/2024 11:48
Updated: 12/04/2024 20:10
Changes: 03/22/2024 11:48 (61), 05/03/2024 21:52 (1), 12/04/2024 20:10 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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