CVE-2024-36467

Authentication privilege escalation via user groups due to missing authorization checks

Published Nov 27, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An authenticated user with API access (e.g.: user with default User role), more specifically a user with access to the user.update API endpoint is enough to be able to add themselves to any group (e.g.: Zabbix Administrators), except to groups that are disabled or having restricted GUI access.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Zabbix

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`5.0.0`	affected	≤ 5.0.42
`6.0.0`	affected	≤ 6.0.32
`6.4.0`	affected	≤ 6.4.17
`7.0.0`	affected	≤ 7.0.1rc1

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix::::::::

No data.

No data available yet.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-36348	An authenticated user with API access (e.g.: user with default User role), more specifically a user with access to the user.update API endpoint is enough to be able to add themselves to any group (e.g.: Zabbix Administrators), except to groups that are disabled or having restricted GUI access.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.715% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-25614

History

Dec 4, 2024 3:15 PM First appearance in the feed. Affected versions updated. Affected vendors updated. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Zabbix Zabbix zabbix
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:zabbix:zabbix::::::::
Vendors & Products		Zabbix Zabbix zabbix
Metrics	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`	ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 27, 2024 3:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Nov 27, 2024 6:45 AM Description updated. Title updated. Weaknesses updated. Added references. Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An authenticated user with API access (e.g.: user with default User role), more specifically a user with access to the user.update API endpoint is enough to be able to add themselves to any group (e.g.: Zabbix Administrators), except to groups that are disabled or having restricted GUI access.
Title		Authentication privilege escalation via user groups due to missing authorization checks
Weaknesses		CWE-285
References		https://support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-25614
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`