# CVE-2024-38863: CSRF token leaked in URL parameters

> Attackers can steal CSRF tokens from URLs to facilitate targeted phishing attacks against Checkmk users.

- **Severity:** Low 2.0 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 14 Oct 2024
- **Updated:** 14 Oct 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-wvvr-rxq8-c379, UBUNTU-CVE-2024-38863

## What is CVE-2024-38863?

CVE-2024-38863 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 14 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Exposure of CSRF tokens in query parameters on specific requests in Checkmk GmbH's Checkmk versions <2.3.0p18, <2.2.0p35 and <2.1.0p48 could lead to a leak of the token to facilitate targeted phishing attacks.

Weakness: CWE-598 (Use of HTTP Request With Sensitive Query String)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-38863?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Checkmk Checkmk.

## How do I fix CVE-2024-38863?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-38863 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2024-38863 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-38863 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-38863 is a low-severity vulnerability in Checkmk Checkmk, published on 14 Oct 2024. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-38863 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Checkmk Checkmk. 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-2024-38863/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38863/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38863
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38863
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-38863

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-38863/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.