CVE-2022-42428
Published: 29 March 2023
Summary
CVE-2022-42428 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 1.7% of CVEs by exploit likelihood; it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Deeper analysis
This vulnerability is an SQL injection flaw, identified as CVE-2022-42428 with CWE-89, that affects Centreon installations. It arises from insufficient validation of a user-supplied string before the value is used to build SQL queries during handling of requests to modify poller broker configuration.
Authenticated remote attackers can exploit the issue over the network to escalate privileges to the level of an administrator, as reflected in the CVSS 8.8 score for an attack with low complexity and no user interaction required.
The vulnerability was disclosed in Zero Day Initiative advisory ZDI-22-1399. The current and peak EPSS score of 0.59 indicates notable exploitation interest following publication.
EU & UK References
- 🇪🇺 ENISA EUVD: EUVD-2022-45502
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-18410.
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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.