CVE-2022-42425

Q: How do I fix CVE-2022-42425?

Upgrade centreon to 22.04.6 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2022-42425 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-42425 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 76.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2022-42425?

CVE-2022-42425 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2022-42425 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for centreon (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

HIGHEPSS 99th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

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 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-89SQL Injection

How to fix

Remediation Available

centreonNVD

Affected:>= 22.04.0, < 22.04.6Fixed in:22.04.6CVE-2022-42425derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

76.13%probability of exploitation in 30 days

99thpercentile

Very high risk: more likely to be exploited than 99% of all known CVEs.

References

Third-Party Advisory1

zerodayinitiative.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-89 (SQL Injection) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2014-3704	High	7.5	100%	-	Fix
CVE-2015-7297	High	7.5	100%	-	-
CVE-2024-29824	High	8.8	100%	KEV	Fix
CVE-2023-34362	Critical	9.8	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2019-7481	High	7.5	100%	KEV + Ransom	Fix
CVE-2024-29826	High	8.8	100%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2022-42425?

Upgrade centreon to 22.04.6 or later.

Is CVE-2022-42425 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2022-42425 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 76.1% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 99% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2022-42425?

CVE-2022-42425 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8, rated high. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2022-42425 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for centreon (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.