CVE-2023-31209: Command injection via active checks and REST API

Published Aug 10, 2023
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Updated

Improper neutralization of active check command arguments in Checkmk < 2.1.0p32, < 2.0.0p38, < 2.2.0p4 leads to arbitrary command execution for authenticated users.

Affected Software

203 affected components
Tribe29 Checkmk<2.0.0
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-p28
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p29
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p30
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p31
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p32
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p33
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p34
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p35
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p36
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.0.0-p37
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=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-p11
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p12
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p13
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p14
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p15
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p16
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p17
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p18
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p19
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p20
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p21
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p22
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p23
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p24
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p25
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p26
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p27
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p28
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p29
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p30
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.1.0-p31
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=2.2.0
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b3
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b4
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b5
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b6
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b7
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-b8
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-i1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-p1
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-p2
Tribe29 Checkmk=2.2.0-p3
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-p28
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p29
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p30
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p31
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p32
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p33
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p34
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p35
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p36
CheckMK Checkmk=2.0.0-p37
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=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-p11
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p12
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p13
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p14
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p15
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p16
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p17
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p18
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p19
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p20
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p21
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p22
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p23
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p24
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p25
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p26
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p27
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p28
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p29
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p30
CheckMK Checkmk=2.1.0-p31
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=2.2.0
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b3
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b4
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b5
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b6
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b7
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-b8
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-i1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-p1
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-p2
CheckMK Checkmk=2.2.0-p3

Event History

Aug 10, 2023
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:14 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:14 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is the severity of CVE-2023-31209?

CVE-2023-31209 has a high severity rating due to its potential for arbitrary command execution.

2

How do I fix CVE-2023-31209?

To fix CVE-2023-31209, upgrade to Checkmk version 2.1.0p32 or higher, 2.0.0p38 or higher, or 2.2.0p4 or higher.

3

What effect does CVE-2023-31209 have on my system?

CVE-2023-31209 allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the affected Checkmk systems.

4

Which versions of Checkmk are affected by CVE-2023-31209?

CVE-2023-31209 affects Checkmk versions earlier than 2.1.0p32, 2.0.0p38, and 2.2.0p4.

5

Is CVE-2023-31209 exploitable remotely?

CVE-2023-31209 requires authentication, meaning it is not exploitable remotely without valid credentials.

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