CVE-2023-22348

Reading host_configs does not honour contact groups

MEDIUM
4.3
CVSS Score
Published: May 17, 2023 at 03:51 PM UTC
Updated: October 23, 2026 at 11:10 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorCheckmk

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Severity
MEDIUM4.3
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

Improper Authorization in RestAPI in Checkmk GmbH's Checkmk versions <2.1.0p28 and <2.2.0b8 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary host_configs.

Affected

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

Affected range stops below 2.1.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.1.0p28, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.2.0b8, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

References (1)

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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

CVSS

4.3MEDIUMTribe29
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-285NVD-CWE-Other

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