Zabbix Server 'active checks' Command Injection

high Nessus Plugin ID 105042

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Synopsis

A network monitoring application running on the remote host is affected by a remote command injection vulnerability.

Description

The Zabbix server running on the remote host is affected by a remote command injection vulnerability due to the failure to sanitize the input data involving an IP address that would go into the 'ip' field of the 'interface' table in the 'zabbix' database. An unauthenticated, remote attacker can exploit this, via specially crafted packets, to execute OS commands.

Note that Zabbix server is reportedly affected by additional vulnerabilities; however, this plugin has not tested for these

Solution

Upgrade to Zabbix version 3.4.0 / 3.2.7 / 3.0.10 / 2.2.19 or later.

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 105042

File Name: zabbix_server_cve-2017-2824.nasl

Version: 1.7

Type: remote

Family: Misc.

Published: 12/6/2017

Updated: 11/12/2025

Configuration: Enable thorough checks (optional)

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 6.7

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2017-2824

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.3

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:P/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/a:zabbix:zabbix

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/18/2017

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2017-2824

BID: 98083

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