CVE-2022-46303 Command injection in SMS notifications
Attackers with User Management permissions can execute arbitrary commands via SMS notification features in Checkmk.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-46303?
CVE-2022-46303 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 20 Feb 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Command injection in SMS notifications in Tribe29 Checkmk <= 2.1.0p10, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and Checkmk <= 1.6.0p29 allows an attacker with User Management permissions, as well as LDAP administrators in certain scenarios, to perform arbitrary commands within the context of the application's local permissions.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-46303?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Checkmk Checkmk.
How do I fix CVE-2022-46303?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-46303 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2022-46303 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-46303 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-jq3v-5296-4gwm, UBUNTU-CVE-2022-46303.