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CVE-2022-3979

A vulnerability was found in NagVis up to 1.9.33 and classified as problematic. This issue affects the function checkAuthCookie of the file share/server/core/classes/CoreLogonMultisite.php. The manipulation of the argument hash leads to incorrect type conversion. The attack may be initiated remotely. The complexity of an attack is rather high. The exploitation is known to be difficult. Upgrading to version 1.9.34 is able to address this issue. The identifier of the patch is 7574fd8a2903282c2e0d1feef5c4876763db21d5. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. The identifier VDB-213557 was assigned to this vulnerability.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.6, indicating it can be exploited remotely over the network but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction and does not require pre-existing privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from nagvis organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2022, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.

Published

2022-11-13T23:15:09.810

Last Modified

2025-11-03T20:15:57.090

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.6 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: NETWORK
Access Complexity: HIGH
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

4.9

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-704
Type: Primary
CWE-704

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	nagvis	nagvis	< 1.9.34	Yes

References

https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/commit/7574fd8a2903282c2e0d1feef5c4876763db21d5 Patch ([email protected])
https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/releases/tag/nagvis-1.9.34 Release Notes ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.213557 Permissions Required ([email protected])
https://vuldb.com/?id.213557 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/checkmk-rce-chain-2/ Exploit ([email protected])
https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/commit/7574fd8a2903282c2e0d1feef5c4876763db21d5 Patch (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/NagVis/nagvis/releases/tag/nagvis-1.9.34 Release Notes (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/05/msg00000.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.213557 Permissions Required (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://vuldb.com/?id.213557 Permissions Required, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/checkmk-rce-chain-2/ Exploit (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For nagvis's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.