Zabbix up to 6.0.40/7.0.16/7.2.10/7.4.0 API authorization

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in Zabbix up to 6.0.40/7.0.16/7.2.10/7.4.0. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component API. Such manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-27236. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Zabbix up to 6.0.40/7.0.16/7.2.10/7.4.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component API. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

A regular Zabbix user can search other users in their user group via Zabbix API by select fields the user does not have access to view. This allows data-mining some field values the user does not have access to.

The advisory is available at support.zabbix.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-27236 since 02/20/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 7.4.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Type

• Network Management Software

Name

• Zabbix

Version

• 6.0.0
• 6.0.1
• 6.0.2
• 6.0.3
• 6.0.4
• 6.0.5
• 6.0.6
• 6.0.7
• 6.0.8
• 6.0.9
• 6.0.10
• 6.0.11
• 6.0.12
• 6.0.13
• 6.0.14
• 6.0.15
• 6.0.16
• 6.0.17
• 6.0.18
• 6.0.19
• 6.0.20
• 6.0.21
• 6.0.22
• 6.0.23
• 6.0.24
• 6.0.25
• 6.0.26
• 6.0.27
• 6.0.28
• 6.0.29
• 6.0.30
• 6.0.31
• 6.0.32
• 6.0.33
• 6.0.34
• 6.0.35
• 6.0.36
• 6.0.37
• 6.0.38
• 6.0.39
• 6.0.40
• 7.0
• 7.0.0
• 7.0.1
• 7.0.2
• 7.0.3
• 7.0.4
• 7.0.5
• 7.0.6
• 7.0.7
• 7.0.8
• 7.0.9
• 7.0.10
• 7.0.11
• 7.0.12
• 7.0.13
• 7.0.14
• 7.0.15
• 7.0.16
• 7.1
• 7.2
• 7.2.0
• 7.2.1
• 7.2.2
• 7.2.3
• 7.2.4
• 7.2.5
• 7.2.6
• 7.2.7
• 7.2.8
• 7.2.9
• 7.2.10
• 7.3
• 7.4.0

License

• open-source

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