CVE-2024-36460 Front-end audit log shows passwords in plaintext
High 8.1
Published
Updated
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-36460 and fix it if it is affected.
What it is: CVE-2024-36460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 9 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Affected product: Zabbix Zabbix. 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-2024-36460/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-36460/index.md)
Attackers can view plaintext passwords in the front-end audit log, exposing sensitive credentials to unauthorized users.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2024-36460?
CVE-2024-36460 is a high-severity vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 9 Aug 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The front-end audit log allows viewing of unprotected plaintext passwords, where the passwords are displayed in plain text.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36460?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zabbix Zabbix.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36460?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Is CVE-2024-36460 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36460 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zabbix Zabbix
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36460, GHSA-7w94-mp6m-pfq8, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36460.