CVE-2024-36467 - CVE House
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Status published High CVE-2024-36467

Authentication privilege escalation via user groups due to missing authorization checks

Vulnerability Description

An authenticated user with API access (e.g.: user with default User role), more specifically a user with access to the user.update API endpoint is enough to be able to add themselves to any group (e.g.: Zabbix Administrators), except to groups that are disabled or having restricted GUI access.

Impact Analysis

Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.

Remediation

Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.

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Credits & Attribution

The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:

  • Zabbix wants to thank Márk Rákóczi for submitting this report on the HackerOne bug bounty platform.

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Affected Vendor

Affected Software

Zabbix
Vulnerable Versions:
5.0.0, 6.0.0, 6.4.0, 7.0.0

Timeline

Official Publish: November 27th, 2024
Last Modified: December 4th, 2024
Added to House: July 22nd, 2026

CVSS Vectors

V3: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-285

MITRE ATT&CK TTPs

T1190 Exploit Public-Facing Application
Initial Access
T1078 Valid Accounts
Persistence
T1548 Abuse Elevation Control Mechanism
Privilege Escalation
T1021 Remote Services
Lateral Movement
T1098 Account Manipulation
Defense Evasion