Improper Authentication in Zabbix - CVE-2022-23131

 

Improper Authentication in Zabbix - CVE-2022-23131

Published: February 23, 2022 / Updated: September 20, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU60811
CSH Severity: High
CVSS v4: 9.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23131
CWE-ID: CWE-287
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass SAML authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to unsafe usage of session data stored in local storage when using SAML SSO authentication. A remote attacker with knowledge of a valid username can bypass SAML SSO authentication and gain administrative access to Zabbix Frontend.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability requires that the SAML SSO authentication is enabled (disabled by default).


Affected software

Zabbix
Fedora
zabbix40
zabbix50

How to mitigate CVE-2022-23131

Install updates from vendor's website.

Zabbix - update to 5.4.9 rc2
zabbix40 - update to 4.0.37-1.el7
zabbix50 - update to 5.0.19-1.el7

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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