CVE-2024-36466 Unauthenticated Zabbix frontend takeover when SSO is being used
Attackers can forge session cookies to gain admin access when SSO is enabled, requiring immediate patching for Zabbix administrators.
- 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-2024-36466?
CVE-2024-36466 is a high-severity authentication bypass vulnerability in Zabbix Zabbix, published on 28 Nov 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A bug in the code allows an attacker to sign a forged zbx_session cookie, which then allows them to sign in with admin permissions.
Weakness: CWE-290
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-36466?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Zabbix Zabbix.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36466?
Apply the vendor's patch.
Upgrade, and rotate credentials and sessions that may have been exposed. More about Authentication bypass.
Is CVE-2024-36466 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-36466 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Zabbix Zabbix
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2024-36466, GHSA-23gg-m473-8fr9, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-36466.