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CVE-2022-24716

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2022-03-08
  • Fixed in2.9.6
  • WeaknessCWE-22

Am I affected?

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Description

Icinga Web 2 is an open source monitoring web interface, framework and command-line interface. Unauthenticated users can leak the contents of files of the local system accessible to the web-server user, including `icingaweb2` configuration files with database credentials. This issue has been resolved in versions 2.9.6 and 2.10 of Icinga Web 2. Database credentials should be rotated.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2022-03-0820:15CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-04-08Exploit-DB entryExploit-DB
  3. 2023-10-1414:57Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  4. 2023-10-1414:57Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Versions per branch

NVD
Icinga icinga web 2
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.9≥ 2.9.0, < 2.9.62.9.6

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As GitHub_M, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • icingaweb2
    Affected
    • = >= 2.9.0, < 2.9.6no fix stated

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-04-10

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • icingaweb2Ubuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · no fixed version listed
  • icingaweb2Debian:14all versions · fixed in 2.9.6-1
  • icingaweb2Debian:13all versions · fixed in 2.9.6-1
  • icingaweb2Debian:12all versions · fixed in 2.9.6-1

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Icinga icinga web 2 to 2.9.6

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-01 01:02 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
EDB-51329
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
1 moduleauxiliary/scanner/http/icinga_static_library_file_directory_traversalrank: normalModule metadata: Metasploit Framework, © Rapid7, Inc., BSD-3-Clause.
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2022-03-08
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-24716?

Icinga Web 2 is an open source monitoring web interface, framework and command-line interface. Unauthenticated users can leak the contents of files of the local system accessible to the web-server user, including `icingaweb2` configuration files with database credentials. This issue has been resolved in versions 2.9.6 and 2.10 of Icinga Web 2. Database credentials should be rotated.

Is CVE-2022-24716 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2022-24716 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 89.4% on 2026-11-04, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2022-24716?

CVE-2022-24716 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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