CVE-2022-38250
Published: 07 September 2022
Summary
CVE-2022-38250 is a critical-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Nagios Nagios Xi. Its CVSS base score is 9.8 (Critical).
Operationally, ranked in the top 2.4% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
Nagios XI version 5.8.6 contains a SQL injection vulnerability, tracked as CVE-2022-38250 and assigned CWE-89, that affects the mib_name parameter on the Manage MIBs page. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 base score of 9.8, reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, and no requirements for authentication or user interaction, resulting in complete loss of confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
An unauthenticated remote attacker can supply a crafted mib_name value to execute arbitrary SQL commands against the underlying database. Successful exploitation grants the ability to read, modify, or delete data and potentially escalate to full system compromise without any prior credentials or user assistance.
The vendor’s change log for Nagios XI 5.8.7 documents the release that addresses this issue, indicating that upgrading to version 5.8.7 or later eliminates the vulnerable code path.
The associated EPSS score has remained at 0.4395 from disclosure through the present measurement, indicating sustained but not sharply increasing exploitation interest.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-40842
Vulnerability details
Nagios XI v5.8.6 was discovered to contain a SQL injection vulnerability via the mib_name parameter at the Manage MIBs page.
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Related Threats
No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.
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Likely Mitigating Controls AI
Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.