Privilege escalation in agent via LD_LIBRARY_PATH
CVE-2023-31210

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Checkmk Gmbh

Status
Checkmk
Vendor
CVE Published:
13 December 2023

What is CVE-2023-31210?

The Checkmk agent from versions 2.2.0p10 to 2.2.0p16 is vulnerable due to improper handling of the LD_LIBRARY_PATH environment variable. This flaw allows malicious users to inject malicious libraries, enabling privilege escalation and potential unauthorized access to system resources. Users utilizing these versions should take immediate action to remediate this vulnerability to safeguard their systems.

Affected Version(s)

Checkmk 2.2.0p10 < 2.2.0p17

References

https://checkmk.com/werk/16226

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

We thank Jan-Philipp Litza for reporting this issue.
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