Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-42424

SQLi in Centreon ≤ 21.04.19

High EPSSSQLi
Published
29 March 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
CVSS Score v3.1 8.8
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.76 99.5th percentile
Risk Priority 87 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2022-42424 is a high-severity SQL Injection (CWE-89) vulnerability in Centreon Centreon. Its CVSS base score is 8.8 (High).

Operationally, ranked in the top 0.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

The strongest mitigations our analysis identified map to SI-10 (Information Input Validation) and SI-2 (Flaw Remediation) — see the control section below for these in your framework.

Deeper analysis AI-assisted summary

Synthesised by an AI model from the NVD description and linked references — a reading aid, not an authoritative source.

This vulnerability is an SQL injection flaw, identified as ZDI-CAN-18556, that affects Centreon installations. It arises from insufficient validation of user-supplied input when processing requests to modify poller broker configuration, allowing the input to be used directly in SQL query construction. The issue carries a CVSS score of 8.8 and is tracked under CWE-89.

Authenticated remote attackers can exploit the flaw to escalate privileges to administrator level on affected systems. Exploitation requires valid credentials but no other user interaction, enabling full compromise of the application through crafted requests to the vulnerable configuration endpoint.

The EPSS score has remained at its peak of 0.6489 with no material upward trajectory after disclosure.

OWASP Top 10 for Web (2025)

A05:2025 Injection

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Centreon. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of requests to modify poller broker configuration. The issue results from the lack…

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of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to the level of an administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-18556.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

Likely ATT&CK TechniquesAI

Techniques this vulnerability likely enables, inferred from its description, weakness type, and attributed-actor tradecraft. Confidence is per-technique.

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application Initial Accessconfidence: HIGH
SQL injection in a public-facing web application directly enables exploitation of the exposed endpoint.
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T1068 Exploitation for Privilege Escalation Privilege Escalationconfidence: HIGH
Successful exploitation of the SQL injection grants privilege escalation to administrator level.
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T1078.002 Domain Accounts Stealthconfidence: MEDIUM
Privilege escalation yields domain or application-level administrator accounts usable for further access.
attack.mitre.org →
inferred from description + CWE · MITRE ATT&CK Enterprise v19.0

CVEs Like This One

CVE-2022-42429Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2022-42425Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2022-42427Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2022-41142Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2024-39843Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2024-39842Same product: Centreon Centreon
CVE-2024-23119Same vendor: Centreon
CVE-2024-23117Same vendor: Centreon
CVE-2024-5723Same vendor: Centreon
CVE-2024-5725Same vendor: Centreon

Affected Assets

centreon
centreon
≤ 21.04.19 · 21.10.0 — 21.10.11 · 22.04.0 — 22.04.6

Mitigating Controls

Control response

Prevent
Stop it (NIST 800-53)
  • SI-10 Information Input Validation
  • AC-6 Least Privilege
  • SI-2 Flaw Remediation
Detect
Catch it (NIST detect / respond)

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Harden
Shrink the surface (DISA STIG)

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Validate
Prove the fix (OWASP ASVS)
  • V6.2.5

Mitigating Controls (NIST 800-53 r5) AI

SI-10 Information Input Validation good match
prevent

Directly requires validation of user-supplied strings before they are used to construct SQL queries, blocking the exact input-handling flaw that enables the authenticated SQL injection in the poller broker configuration endpoint.

AC-6 Least Privilege partial match
prevent

Enforces least privilege so that even a successfully authenticated account cannot reach administrator-level operations via the vulnerable configuration modification path.

SI-2 Flaw Remediation good match
prevent

Mandates timely remediation of the identified SQL-injection flaw (CWE-89) in Centreon before exploitation can occur.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure SDLC practices directly target injection flaws during coding and review so largely prevent CWE-89 introduction, yet the single broad outcome leaves residual risk from incomplete neutralization techniques or missed edge cases.

PR.AT-02 partial match
prevents

Training raises developer awareness of SQLi risks and can reduce introduction likelihood (partial) but removes none of the actual coding flaw's risk by itself since technical neutralization is still required.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

A.8.29 Security testing in development and acceptance mostly match
detects

The same secure-coding and static-analysis activities surface missing neutralization of SQL metacharacters before the system is accepted.

A.5.6 Contact with special interest groups partial match
prevents

Early warnings and shared best-practice information help organizations apply the latest remediation techniques against SQL-injection vulnerabilities.

A.5.7 Threat intelligence partial match
prevents

Threat-intelligence feeds that surface new SQL-injection campaigns enable rapid updates to query-construction defenses and detection signatures before exploitation occurs.

A.8.25 Secure development life cycle partial match
prevents

Secure-coding rules and security testing phases mandate the use of parameterized queries or equivalent escaping, preventing the construction of dynamic SQL statements from untrusted input.

A.8.28 Secure coding partial match
prevents

Language-specific secure coding rules, peer review and SAST together prevent the construction of SQL statements from untrusted data without proper parameterization or escaping.

References