Zabbix up to 6.4.15/7.0.0rc2 Monitoring Hosts Section code injection

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as critical has been discovered in Zabbix up to 6.4.15/7.0.0rc2. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Monitoring Hosts Section. Executing a manipulation can lead to code injection. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-22116. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Zabbix up to 6.4.15/7.0.0rc2 and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality of the component Monitoring Hosts Section. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An administrator with restricted permissions can exploit the script execution functionality within the Monitoring Hosts section. The lack of default escaping for script parameters enabled this user ability to execute arbitrary code via the Ping script, thereby compromising infrastructure.

The advisory is shared for download at support.zabbix.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-22116 since 01/05/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 12/04/2024). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1059.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208100 (Debian dla-3909 : zabbix-agent - security update), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208100). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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Type

• Network Management Software

Name

• Zabbix

Version

• 6.4.0
• 6.4.1
• 6.4.2
• 6.4.3
• 6.4.4
• 6.4.5
• 6.4.6
• 6.4.7
• 6.4.8
• 6.4.9
• 6.4.10
• 6.4.11
• 6.4.12
• 6.4.13
• 6.4.14
• 6.4.15
• 7.0.0rc1
• 7.0.0rc2

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• open-source

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