CVE-2021-37698

Missing TLS service certificate validation in GelfWriter, ElasticsearchWriter, InfluxdbWriter and Influxdb2Writer

HIGH
7.5
CVSS Score
Published: August 19, 2021 at 01:55 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:01 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsDebian LinuxIcinga

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Severity
HIGH7.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Icinga is a monitoring system which checks the availability of network resources, notifies users of outages, and generates performance data for reporting. In versions 2.5.0 through 2.13.0, ElasticsearchWriter, GelfWriter, InfluxdbWriter and Influxdb2Writer do not verify the server's certificate despite a certificate authority being specified. Icinga 2 instances which connect to any of the mentioned time series databases (TSDBs) using TLS over a spoofable infrastructure should immediately upgrade to version 2.13.1, 2.12.6, or 2.11.11 to patch the issue. Such instances should also change the credentials (if any) used by the TSDB writer feature to authenticate against the TSDB. There are no workarounds aside from upgrading.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v ≤ 2.13.02.12.0 ≤ v < 2.12.62.13.0 ≤ v < 2.13.12.5.0 ≤ v < 2.11.10
Affected range stops below 2.11.10, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.12.6, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.13.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.

References (6)

x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.11.11
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.12.6
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/Icinga/icinga2/releases/tag/v2.13.1
Mailing Listx_refsource_MLISTThird Party Advisory
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/11/msg00010.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2024/11/msg00010.html

CVSS

7.5HIGHGitHub_M
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-295

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