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Argument injection in the Kubernetes special agent in Checkmk <2.5.0p19, <2.4.0p40, and 2.3.0 (EOL) allows a user with permission to edit rules in at least one folder to write files to arbitrary locations writable by the site user via crafted node roles in the "Exclude nodes based on their role" rule option, leading to code execution as the site user.
Path traversal in the Synthetic Monitoring "Robotmk" test service of Checkmk <2.5.0p19, <2.4.0p40, and 2.3.0 (EOL) allows an attacker who controls the agent output of a monitored host's check output for a host to inject a crafted robot output to define the contents and location for the generated HTML log, leading to code execution as the site user.
Path traversal in the discovered host label synchronization in Checkmk <2.5.0p19, <2.4.0p40 and 2.3.0 (EOL) allows an attacker in control of a remote site in a distributed monitoring setup to write arbitrary files on the central site and thereby execute code as the central site user.
Incorrect permissions on the Checkmk Windows agent's data directory, caused by a race condition that discards the permission changes during service start, in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL) allow a local user to execute arbitrary code as SYSTEM by placing scripts in the agent's plugins or local folders, and to read the agent controller's private key.
The "NagVis" component within Checkmk is vulnerable to remote code execution. An authenticated attacker with administrative level privileges is able to upload a malicious PHP file and modify specific settings to execute the contents of the file as PHP.
The "NagVis" component within Checkmk is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting. An attacker can craft a malicious link that will execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the browser once clicked. The attack can be performed on both authenticated and unauthenticated users.
Improper certificate validation in Checkmk <2.5.0p18, <2.4.0p39, <2.3.0p52 and 2.2.0 (EOL): the Certificate Authority stores bundled with "certifi" and "webpki-roots" include a root CA that trusts eMudhra (emSign) intermediate certificates whose private keys are public.
Livestatus injection in the monitoring quicksearch in Checkmk <2.5.0b4 allows an authenticated attacker to inject livestatus commands via the search query due to insufficient input sanitization in search filter plugins.
Privilege escalation in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user to execute arbitrary commands as root by starting a process crafted to look like a SAP HANA instance. Without an explicit database configuration, the mksaphana agent plugin derives instance identifiers from the process list and uses them to build a command executed with elevated privileges (requires the plugin to run as root with RUNAS=agent).
Improper permission enforcement in Checkmk versions 2.5.0 before 2.5.0p9, 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p34, 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows users without permissions to view and modify BI packs and rules
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.
Improper neutralization of livestatus command delimiters in the RestAPI in Checkmk < 2.0.0p36, < 2.1.0p28, and < 2.2.0b8 (beta) allows arbitrary livestatus command execution for authorized users.
Livestatus injection in the notification test mode in Checkmk <2.5.0b4 and <2.4.0p26 allows an authenticated user with access to the notification test page to inject arbitrary Livestatus commands via a crafted service description.
Livestatus injection in the prediction graph page in Checkmk <2.5.0b4, <2.4.0p26, and <2.3.0p47 allows an authenticated user to inject arbitrary Livestatus commands via a crafted service name parameter due to insufficient sanitization of the service description value.
Privilege escalation in the mkmysql agent plugin on Windows in Checkmk <2.4.0p29, <2.3.0p47, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows a local unprivileged user able to create a Windows service whose name matches 'MySQL' or 'MariaDB' (or with write access to a binary referenced by such a service) to execute arbitrary code in the context of the Checkmk agent service, which typically runs as SYSTEM.
Missing authorization in Checkmk <2.5.0p10, <2.4.0p35, <2.3.0p49, and 2.2.0 (EOL) allows an authenticated user lacking the "Edit foreign Reports" permission to modify reports owned by other users.
Reflected XSS in business intelligence in Checkmk <2.2.0p8, <2.1.0p32, <2.0.0p38, <=1.6.0p30.
Improper Authorization in RestAPI in Checkmk GmbH's Checkmk versions <2.1.0p28 and <2.2.0b8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary hostconfigs.
Potential use of sensitive information in GET requests in Checkmk GmbH's Checkmk versions <2.4.0p13, <2.3.0p38, <2.2.0p46, and 2.1.0 (EOL) may cause sensitive form data to be included in URL query parameters, which may be logged in various places such as browser history or web server logs.
Insufficient escaping in the report scheduler within Checkmk <2.4.0p13, <2.3.0p38, <2.2.0p46 and 2.1.0 (EOL) allows authenticated attackers to define the storage location of report file pairs beyond their intended root directory.
Stored cross-site scripting in the service discovery active check output in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can configure active or custom checks to inject malicious HTML or JavaScript into check output that executes in the browser of an admin or a user with host read permissions when they run the check on the service discovery page.
Stored cross-site scripting in the global settings change log in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an administrator who can change global settings to store malicious HTML or JavaScript in changelog messages that executes in other users' browsers when they view the Activate Changes page or Audit log.
Stored cross-site scripting in the URL dashboard widget in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows a user with dashboard editing permissions to store a URL with a dangerous URI scheme such as javascript: that executes scripts in other users' browsers when they view the dashboard.
Incorrect authorization in the User Messages dashboard widget in Checkmk <2.5.0p5 causes the message-fetching endpoints to return the dashboard creator's messages rather than the viewer's, allowing an attacker who knows a valid public dashboard share token to read the issuer's personal messages by sending requests to the underlying endpoint, even without a User Messages widget present.
Improper neutralization of HTML-encoded characters in the URL validation function in Checkmk <2.5.0p5, <2.4.0p31, <2.3.0p48, and all 2.2.0 versions allows an authenticated user to bypass URL validation and inject malicious URLs such as javascript: URIs, resulting in cross-site scripting when another user interacts with the crafted link.
Local privilege escalation in Checkmk 2.5.0p14 allows a local user with write access to the Oracle client library directory of an Oracle home listed in the 'oratab' file or to the 'oratab' file itself to execute code as root if an agent has the 'mk-oracle' plugin enabled.
Use of an insecure temporary directory in the Windows License plugin for the Checkmk Windows Agent allows Privilege Escalation. This issue affects Checkmk: from 2.4.0 before 2.4.0p13, from 2.3.0 before 2.3.0p38, from 2.2.0 before 2.2.0p46, and all versions of 2.1.0 (EOL).
Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Checkmk's distributed monitoring allows a compromised remote site to inject malicious HTML code into service outputs in the central site. Affecting Checkmk before 2.4.0p14, 2.3.0p39, 2.2.0 and 2.1.0 (eol).
In Checkmk versions prior to 2.4.0p16, 2.3.0p41, and all versions of 2.2.0 and older, the mkinotify plugin creates world-readable and writable files, allowing any local user on the system to read the plugin's output and manipulate it, potentially leading to unauthorized access to or modification of monitoring data.
Insufficient permission validation on multiple REST API endpoints in Checkmk 2.2.0, 2.3.0, and 2.4.0 before version 2.4.0p16 allows low-privileged users to perform unauthorized actions or obtain sensitive information