Path traversal in Icinga Web 2
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA icingaweb2 (Icinga) Fixed in 2.9.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-24716
References
More Icinga Web 2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-08530 Arbitrary code execution for authenticated users in Icinga Web 2 CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2018-12897 Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows injection of PHP ini-file directives via vectors… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-14912 Icinga Icinga Web2 2.0.0 through 2.6.4, 2.7.4 and 2.8.2 has a Directory Traversal… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2025-20239 Icinga Web 2 DOM-based XSS vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2025-20240 Icinga Web 2 has XSS in embedded content CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.7
- TI-2018-12898 Icinga Web 2 before 2.6.2 allows parameters that break navigation dashlets, as… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
Sources
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