Bug 2257635 (CVE-2022-26563)

Summary:	CVE-2022-26563 monit: privilege escalation due to improper PAM-authorization
Product:	[Other] Security Response	Reporter:	TEJ RATHI <trathi>
Component:	vulnerability	Assignee:	Product Security <prodsec-ir-bot>
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Fixed In Version:	Monit 5.32.0	Doc Type:	---
Doc Text:	A vulnerability has been discovered in Monit, enabling a potential bypass of authentication checks for disabled accounts. Exploiting this issue could allow an attacker to log in to the platform using an expired account and a valid password.	Story Points:	---
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Bug Depends On:	2257636, 2257637
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Description TEJ RATHI 2024-01-10 11:07:06 UTC

Monit could be made to bypass authentication checks for disabled accounts. An attacker could possibly use this issue to login to the platform with an expired account and a valid password.

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-23pc-hgf6-6wwr
https://bitbucket.org/tildeslash/monit/commits/6ecaab1d375f33165fe98d06d92f36c949c0ea11

Comment 1 TEJ RATHI 2024-01-10 11:07:33 UTC

Created monit tracking bugs for this issue:

Affects: epel-all [bug 2257636]
Affects: fedora-all [bug 2257637]