CVE-2024-49369CWE-295

Icinga 2 has a TLS Certificate Validation Bypass for JSON-RPC and HTTP API Connections

Critical · published November 12, 2024

CVSS v3.1
9.8
EPSS
3%
Percentile
86.9
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

🚨 A faulty TLS certificate validation in Icinga lets attackers impersonate trusted nodes like a fake delivery driver handing out packages to unsuspecting recipients! 🔥 It's like a hotel where anyone can check in just by claiming to be a VIP guest without showing any ID – a situation ripe for chaos! This vulnerability could allow an attacker to snoop on your network, impersonate critical cluster nodes, and even compromise API users. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the consequences could be absolutely devastating – lost data, unauthorized access, and a breach of trust within your monitoring systems!

Put simply

It's like a hotel where anyone can check in just by claiming to be a VIP guest without showing any ID – a situation ripe for chaos! The flaw in TLS certificate validation affects all Icinga 2 versions starting from 2.4.0, allowing attackers to impersonate trusted entities without proper verification.

What to do

This vulnerability could allow an attacker to snoop on your network, impersonate critical cluster nodes, and even compromise API users. With a CVSS score of 9.8, the consequences could be absolutely devastating – lost data, unauthorized access, and a breach of trust within your monitoring systems! To protect yourself, upgrade to Icinga version 2.14.3, 2.13.10, 2.12.11, or 2.11.12 immediately. Also, review your TLS configurations to ensure proper validation measures are in place! You got this! Follow these steps, and you'll have your security back on track in no time! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.8 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.02915 · 86.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-295 · Improper Certificate Validation
Published
2024-11-12T16:44Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 12 NOV 16:44Z
    Icinga 2 has a TLS Certificate Validation Bypass for JSON-RPC and HTTP API Connections
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