CVE-2022-46836: PHP code injection in watolib

Published Feb 20, 2023
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Updated

PHP code injection in watolib auth.php and hosttags.php in Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p10, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and Checkmk <= 1.6.0p29 allows an attacker to inject and execute PHP code which will be executed upon request of the vulnerable component.

Affected Software

198 affected components
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b4
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b5
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b6
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b7
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b8
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-b9
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p10
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p4
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p5
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p6
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p7
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p8
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p9
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b4
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b5
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b6
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b7
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-b8
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-i1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p10
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p11
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p12
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p13
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p14
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p15
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p16
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p17
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p18
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p19
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p20
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p21
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p22
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p23
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p24
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p25
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p26
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p27
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p4
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p5
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p6
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p7
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p8
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p9
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b1
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b10
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b11
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b12
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b2
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b3
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b4
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b5
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b6
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b7
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b8
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-b9
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p1
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p10
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p11
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p12
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p13
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p14
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p15
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p16
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p17
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p18
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p19
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p2
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p20
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p21
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p22
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p23
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p24
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p25
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p26
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p27
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p28
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p29
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p3
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p4
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p5
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p6
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p7
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p8
Tribe29 Checkmk=1.6.0-p9
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b4
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b5
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b6
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b7
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b8
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-b9
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p10
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p4
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p5
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p6
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p7
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p8
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p9
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b4
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b5
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b6
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b7
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-b8
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-i1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p10
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p11
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p12
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p13
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p14
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p15
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p16
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p17
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p18
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p19
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p20
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p21
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p22
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p23
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p24
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p25
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p26
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p27
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p4
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p5
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p6
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p7
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p8
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p9
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b1
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b10
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b11
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b12
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b2
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b3
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b4
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b5
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b6
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b7
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b8
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-b9
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p1
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p10
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p11
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p12
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p13
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p14
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p15
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p16
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p17
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p18
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p19
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p2
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p20
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p21
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p22
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p23
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p24
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p25
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p26
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p27
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p28
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p29
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p3
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p4
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p5
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p6
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p7
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p8
CheckMK Checkmk=1.6.0-p9

Event History

Feb 20, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:52 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:52 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2022-46836?

CVE-2022-46836 is considered a critical vulnerability due to its potential for remote code execution via PHP code injection.

2

How do I fix CVE-2022-46836?

To fix CVE-2022-46836, upgrade your Checkmk installation to a version later than 2.1.0p10, 2.0.0p27, or 1.6.0p29.

3

What versions are affected by CVE-2022-46836?

CVE-2022-46836 affects Checkmk versions 2.1.0 up to and including 2.1.0p10, 2.0.0 up to and including 2.0.0p27, and 1.6.0 up to and including 1.6.0p29.

4

What are the potential impacts of CVE-2022-46836?

Exploitation of CVE-2022-46836 allows attackers to inject and execute arbitrary PHP code, potentially leading to full system compromise.

5

Is there a known exploit for CVE-2022-46836?

Yes, there are reports indicating that CVE-2022-46836 has been actively exploited in the wild.

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