CVE-2022-24349

Reflected XSS in action configuration window of Zabbix Frontend

Published Mar 9, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 4.6 Medium EPSS 1.2% KEV · Not listed
Description
An authenticated user can create a link with reflected XSS payload for actions’ pages, and send it to other users. Malicious code has access to all the same objects as the rest of the web page and can make arbitrary modifications to the contents of the page being displayed to a victim. This attack can be implemented with the help of social engineering and expiration of a number of factors - an attacker should have authorized access to the Zabbix Frontend and allowed network connection between a malicious server and victim’s computer, understand attacked infrastructure, be recognized by the victim as a trustee and use trusted communication channel.

Remediation

Vendor Solution

To remediate this vulnerability, apply the updates


Vendor Workaround

The vulnerability can be exploited only by authenticated users. If an immediate update is not possible, review user access rights to your Zabbix Frontend, be attentive to browser warnings and always check any links you can receive via email or other means of communication, which lead to the actionconf.php page of Zabbix Frontend and contain suspicious parameters with special symbols. If you have clicked on the suspicious link, do not fill out the opened form.

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-2980-1 zabbix security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3390-1 zabbix security update
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-3909-1 zabbix security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-29245 An authenticated user can create a link with reflected XSS payload for actions’ pages, and send it to other users. Malicious code has access to all the same objects as the rest of the web page and can make arbitrary modifications to the contents of the page being displayed to a victim. This attack can be implemented with the help of social engineering and expiration of a number of factors - an attacker should have authorized access to the Zabbix Frontend and allowed network connection between a malicious server and victim’s computer, understand attacked infrastructure, be recognized by the victim as a trustee and use trusted communication channel.
Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
Zabbix
Published
Updated
Nov 3, 2025, 9:46 PM
Reserved
Feb 2, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 9, 2022, 8:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:31 AM