CVE-2022-23134
Possible view of the setup pages by unauthenticated users if config file already exists
- Low 3.7
- Exploited: added to CISA KEV 22 Feb 2022
Description
After the initial setup process, some steps of setup.php file are reachable not only by super-administrators, but by unauthenticated users as well. Malicious actor can pass step checks and potentially change the configuration of Zabbix Frontend.
Key facts
- Published
- 13 Jan 2022
- Last changed
- 21 Oct 2025
- Assigned by
- Zabbix
- KEV added
- 22 Feb 2022
- KEV fix due
- 8 Mar 2022
- EPSS
- 95.26% likely to be exploited in the next 30 days, higher than 99.867% of CVEs (scores for 15 Nov 2026)
- SSVC (CISA)
- Exploitation: active; Automatable: no; Technical impact: partial
Severity scores
Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.
- 3.7CVSS 3.1, Lowfrom the CNA (Zabbix)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
What to do
- To remediate this vulnerability, apply the updates or if an immediate update is not possible, follow the presented workarounds.CNA solution statement
- If an immediate update is not possible, please remove the setup.php fileCNA workaround statement
- Apply updates per vendor instructions.CISA KEV required action
Historical context and remediation
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No separately sourced impact summary is available on this page yet. Consult the description, version data and dated exploitation evidence.
Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Zabbix | Frontend |
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Timeline
- 13 Jan 2022 Published
- 22 Feb 2022 CVE-2022-23134 added to CISA KEV
- 22 Feb 2022 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue