CVE-2022-46156
HIGHDescription
The Synthetic Monitoring Agent for Grafana's Synthetic Monitoring application provides probe functionality and executes network checks for monitoring remote targets. Users running the Synthetic Monitoring agent prior to version 0.12.0 in their local network are impacted. The authentication token used to communicate with the Synthetic Monitoring API is exposed through a debugging endpoint. This token can be used to retrieve the Synthetic Monitoring checks created by the user and assigned to the agent identified with that token. The Synthetic Monitoring API will reject connections from already-connected agents, so access to the token does not guarantee access to the checks. Version 0.12.0 contains a fix. Users are advised to rotate the agent tokens. After upgrading to version v0.12.0 or later, it's recommended that users of distribution packages review the configuration stored in `/etc/synthetic-monitoring/synthetic-monitoring-agent.conf`, specifically the `API_TOKEN` variable which has been renamed to `SM_AGENT_API_TOKEN`. As a workaround for previous versions, it's recommended that users review the agent settings and set the HTTP listening address in a manner that limits the exposure, for example, localhost or a non-routed network, by using the command line parameter `-listen-address`, e.g. `-listen-address localhost:4050`.
How to fix
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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
Impact
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Exploit Intelligence
Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 39% of all known CVEs.
References
Related Vulnerabilities
Other CWE-489 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all
| CVE | Severity | CVSS | EPSS | Exploited | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-32645 | Critical | 9.8 | 54% | - | - |
| CVE-2017-5259 | High | 8.8 | 39% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-20649 | High | 8.1 | 12% | - | - |
| CVE-2022-38715 | High | 8.8 | 3.7% | - | - |
| CVE-2018-5454 | High | 8.1 | 3.5% | - | - |
| CVE-2021-3972 | Medium | 6.7 | 3.0% | - | Fix |
Common questions
How do I fix CVE-2022-46156?
Upgrade synthetic monitoring agent to 0.12.0 or later.
Is CVE-2022-46156 being actively exploited?
Not that we know of. CVE-2022-46156 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.47% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 39% of all scored CVEs.
How severe is CVE-2022-46156?
CVE-2022-46156 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.2, 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-2022-46156 affect?
Published advisories record a fix for synthetic monitoring agent (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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