# CVE-2022-3827: centreon Contact Groups Form formContactGroup.php sql injection

> Remote attackers can exploit SQL injection in the Contact Groups Form to read or modify database contents.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 2 Nov 2022
- **Updated:** 15 Apr 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-j5wx-jvw3-j363

## What is CVE-2022-3827?

CVE-2022-3827 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 2 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

A vulnerability was found in centreon. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the file formContactGroup.php of the component Contact Groups Form. The manipulation of the argument cg_id leads to sql injection. The attack can be initiated remotely. The name of the patch is 293b10628f7d9f83c6c82c78cf637cbe9b907369. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-212794 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-3827?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including centreon/centreon. It affects 1 product.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 22.10.0-beta1 |
| `centreon/centreon` | Packagist | All versions | 22.10.0-beta1 |

Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-3827?

Upgrade centreon/centreon to 22.10.0-beta1 or later.

## Is CVE-2022-3827 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Centreon Centreon

- [CVE-2021-37558](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-37558/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-17647](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-17647/): SQL injection in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-21024](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-21024/): File upload in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2019-16194](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-16194/): SQL injection in Centreon (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2018-19281](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-19281/): Centreon allows SNMP trap SQL Injection (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-3827 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-3827 is a medium-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 2 Nov 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-3827 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 22.10.0-beta1
- centreon/centreon (Packagist): affected all versions; fixed in 22.10.0-beta1

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3827/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3827/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-3827
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-3827
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-3827

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-3827/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.