CVE-2022-42427

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 76.1% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-03-29 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-89

Description

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 contact groups configuration page. 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-18541.

Affected products

centreon: before 21.10.11; from 22.04.0 before 22.04.6 — fixed in 21.10.11, 22.04.6

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: centreon 21.10.11, 22.04.6. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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