# CVE-2022-42425: SQL injection in Centreon

> Authenticated attackers can escalate privileges to administrator via SQL injection in Centreon poller broker configuration handling.

- **Severity:** High 7.2 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Mar 2023
- **Updated:** 14 Feb 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-c459-crcf-rfqh

## What is CVE-2022-42425?

CVE-2022-42425 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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 handling of requests to modify poller broker configuration. 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-18555.

Weakness: CWE-89 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42425?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Centreon Centreon.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-42425?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42425 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-42425 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42425 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-2022-42425 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-42425 is a high-severity SQL injection vulnerability in Centreon Centreon, published on 29 Mar 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42425 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Centreon Centreon. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

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-2022-42425/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42425/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-42425
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-42425
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-42425

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-42425/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.