What is CVE-2022-42426?

CVE-2022-42426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Centreon, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.

How severe is CVE-2022-42426?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

SQL Injection in Centreon

CVE-2022-42426

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-18554.

Vulnerability class: SQL Injection

EPSS: 0.029 (85.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Centreon — versions 22.04

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-89 — SQL Injection

References

zdi-disclosures@trendmicro.com (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42426?: CVE-2022-42426 is a high-severity vulnerability in Centreon, classified under SQL Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-03-29.
How severe is CVE-2022-42426?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.