CVE-2022-24918 Reflected XSS in item configuration window of Zabbix Frontend

Low 3.7 Published Updated

An authenticated attacker can inject malicious JavaScript into Zabbix item configuration links, allowing page modification and potential session hijacking via social engineering.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-24918?

CVE-2022-24918 is a low-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fedoraproject Fedora, published on 9 Mar 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An authenticated user can create a link with reflected Javascript code inside it for items’ page and send it to other users. The payload can be executed only with a known CSRF token value of the victim, which is changed periodically and is difficult to predict. Malicious code has access to all the same objects as the rest of the web page and can make arbitrary modifications to the contents of the page being displayed to a victim during social engineering attacks.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24918?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Fedoraproject Fedora, Zabbix Frontend.

How do I fix CVE-2022-24918?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2022-24918 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24918 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Fedoraproject Fedora vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2022-24918, GHSA-3p6x-mw8p-qjh9, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-24918.

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