QID 378052

Date Published: 2023-03-09

QID 378052: Zabbix Agent Installer Allow Transmission Control Protocol (TCP) Connections Vulnerability (ZBX-22002)

A Firewall Rule which allows all incoming TCP connections to all programs from any source and to all ports is created in Windows Firewall after Zabbix agent installation (MSI).
Affected Versions:
Zabbix Agent 6.0.10 to 6.0.11
Zabbix Agent 6.2.0 to 6.2.5

QID Detection Logic (Authenticated):
The detection posts vulnerable if the installed package version is installed or not via registry keys.

An attacker can connect to all TCP services running on the machine with Zabbix Agent

  • CVSS V3 rated as Critical - 9.8 severity.
  • CVSS V2 rated as High - 7.5 severity.
    • Solution
    To remediate this vulnerability, apply the updates listed in the 'Fixed Version' section to appropriate productsWorkaround:
    If an immediate update is not possible, change the applied local firewall rule to allow the agent port only.
    Vendor References

    CVEs related to QID 378052

    CVE-2022-43516 |
    Software Advisories
    Advisory ID Software Component Link
    ZBV-2022-12-1 URL Logo support.zabbix.com/browse/ZBX-22002
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