CVE-2022-42427
Published: 29 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-42427 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 an SQL injection issue, tracked as CVE-2022-42427 and originally ZDI-CAN-18541, that affects the contact groups configuration page in Centreon. The flaw stems from insufficient validation of user-supplied input before it is used to build SQL queries, enabling privilege escalation on affected installations. It carries a CVSS 3.1 score of 8.8 and is also identified under CWE-89.
Authenticated remote attackers can exploit the weakness without user interaction to elevate their privileges to administrator level on the target system. The attack requires valid credentials but can be launched over the network with low complexity.
The associated Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-22-1398 provides further technical details on the issue. The EPSS score has remained flat at its peak value of 0.6489 with no material upward movement after disclosure.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45501
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 contact groups configuration page. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of…
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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-18541.
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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.