Advisory Details

October 8th, 2024

Centreon updateContactContactGroup SQL Injection Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

ZDI-24-1323
ZDI-CAN-24536

CVE ID CVE-2024-39843
CVSS SCORE 4.7, AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
AFFECTED VENDORS Centreon
AFFECTED PRODUCTS Centreon
VULNERABILITY DETAILS

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 updateContactContactGroup function. 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 resources normally protected from the user.

ADDITIONAL DETAILS Centreon has issued an update to correct this vulnerability. More details can be found at:
https://thewatch.centreon.com/latest-security-bulletins-64/security-bulletin-for-centreon-web-3809
DISCLOSURE TIMELINE
  • 2024-06-21 - Vulnerability reported to vendor
  • 2024-10-08 - Coordinated public release of advisory
  • 2024-10-08 - Advisory Updated
CREDIT Simon Humbert of Trend Micro Security Research
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