CVE-2022-23134

Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already exists

MEDIUM
5.3
CVSS Score
Published: January 13, 2022 at 03:50 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 04:29 AM UTC
4 products affected across 3 vendorsDebian LinuxFedoraZabbix

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Severity
MEDIUM5.3
Exploitation
CISA KEV
Exploit prediction
EPSS 95%
SSVC
Active

Actively Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog

EPSS Score95.3%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) estimates a 95.3% chance this CVE is exploited in the wild within the next 30 days — higher than 100% of all CVEs. It complements CVSS: a high EPSS on a mid-severity CVE can still be urgent.

Malicious actors can pass step checks and potentially change the configuration of Zabbix Frontend.

Required Action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Ransomware Use
Unknown
Added to KEV
Feb 22, 2022
Remediation Due
Mar 8, 2022
1697 days overdue

Description

After the initial setup process, some steps of setup.php file are reachable not only by super-administrators, but by unauthenticated users as well. Malicious actor can pass step checks and potentially change the configuration of Zabbix Frontend.

Affected

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

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCActiveNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

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

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-284CWE-287

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