CVE-2022-42429

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

CVSS 3.0 High 7.2

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

This vulnerability allows remote attackers to escalate privileges on affected installations of Centreon. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the handling of requests to modify poller broker configuration. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to construct SQL queries. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to escalate privileges to the level of an administrator. Was ZDI-CAN-18557.

Key data

CVSS 3.0 High 7.2

Score published by zdi in the CVE record.

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack vector: Network
The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity: Low
No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required: High
An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction: None
No action from any user is needed.
Scope: Unchanged
The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact: High
Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact: High
Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact: High
Serious or total effect on availability.

Metric	Value	What it means
Attack vector	Network	The vulnerable component can be reached over a network, possibly from the Internet.
Attack complexity	Low	No special conditions are needed. The attack can be repeated at will.
Privileges required	High	An account with significant privileges, such as an administrator, is needed.
User interaction	None	No action from any user is needed.
Scope	Unchanged	The impact stays within the vulnerable component.
Confidentiality impact	High	Serious or total effect on the secrecy of data.
Integrity impact	High	Serious or total effect on the trustworthiness of data.
Availability impact	High	Serious or total effect on availability.

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EPSS

Exploit Prediction Scoring System by FIRST: an estimate of the probability that exploitation activity will be observed in the next 30 days.

Score: 0.76134 (76.1% probability)
Percentile: 99.5%
Scores of: Nov 10, 2026
Model: v2026.06.15

CISA assessment as of Feb 14, 2025

Stakeholder-Specific Vulnerability Categorization (SSVC) decision points added by CISA.

Automatable: no
Technical impact: total

Weakness (CWE)

CWE catalog version 5.0.

CWE-89Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

Affected products

Products listed in the CVE record, as the CNA published them.

Centreon
- affected: 22.04

References

Links listed in the CVE record. They lead to other sites, which CubePath does not control.

zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-1394

Timeline

ID reservedOct 3, 2022
Record publishedMar 29, 2023
Record last updatedFeb 14, 2025

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