CVE-2024-1742 Information disclosure in mk_oracle Checkmk agent plugin

Low 3.8 Published Updated

Local attackers can extract sensitive database credentials from the process list when the Checkmk Oracle agent plugin invokes sqlplus.

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-2024-1742?

CVE-2024-1742 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 22 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Invocation of the sqlplus command with sensitive information in the command line in the mk_oracle Checkmk agent plugin before Checkmk 2.3.0b4 (beta), 2.2.0p24, 2.1.0p41 and 2.0.0 (EOL) allows the extraction of this information from the process list.

Weakness: CWE-214

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-1742?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Checkmk Checkmk.

How do I fix CVE-2024-1742?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-1742 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2024-1742 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-1742 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Checkmk Checkmk vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-672v-64m3-xh38, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-1742.

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