Cyber Resilience

CVE-2022-42425

High

Published: 29 March 2023

Published
29 March 2023
Modified
21 November 2024
KEV Added
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Patch
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CVSS Score v3.1 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score 0.6489 98.5th percentile
Risk Priority 57 60% EPSS · 20% KEV · 20% CVSS

Summary

CVE-2022-42425 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 1.5% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Deeper analysis

This vulnerability is a SQL injection issue, tracked as CVE-2022-42425 and originally ZDI-CAN-18555, that affects Centreon installations. It stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input when handling requests to modify poller broker configuration, allowing the input to be used directly in SQL query construction. The flaw carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is classified under CWE-89.

Authenticated remote attackers can exploit the weakness by submitting crafted requests to the affected configuration endpoints. Successful exploitation grants the attacker the ability to escalate privileges up to administrator level on the target system.

The EPSS score for this CVE stands at 0.6489 both currently and at its recorded peak, indicating sustained moderate exploitation interest since disclosure without a notable upward trajectory from a low baseline. Public references are limited to Zero Day Initiative advisories that detail the issue but provide no additional mitigation or patch guidance in the available information.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability details

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-18555.

CWE(s)
CWE-89

Related Threats

No named actor attribution yet. ATT&CK technique mapping in progress for this CVE.

Affected Assets

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

Mitigating Controls

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.

CA-8 Penetration Testing
addresses: CWE-89

Penetration testing uses SQL injection payloads against database interfaces, identifying and supporting fixes for SQL injection weaknesses.

SI-10 Information Input Validation
addresses: CWE-89

Validates query inputs to prevent SQL syntax or command manipulation.

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