8.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-46146
"Prometheus Exporter Toolkit Authentication Cache Poisoning"
Description

Prometheus Exporter Toolkit is a utility package to build exporters. Prior to versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2, if someone has access to a Prometheus web.yml file and users' bcrypted passwords, they can bypass security by poisoning the built-in authentication cache. Versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2 contain a fix for the issue. There is no workaround, but attacker must have access to the hashed password to use this functionality.

INFO

Published Date :

Nov. 29, 2022, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 7:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-46146 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Prometheus exporter_toolkit
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-46146.

URL Resource
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-15
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4 Exploit Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5 Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p Third Party Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-15

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-46146 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • Cybersecurity News
336,000 Prometheus Servers at Risk: Urgent Security Alert

In a recent investigation, Aqua Nautilus uncovered alarming security vulnerabilities within the Prometheus ecosystem. Their research highlights critical flaws spanning information disclosure, denial-o ... Read more

Published Date: Dec 16, 2024 (3 weeks, 1 day ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-46146 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4
    Added Reference https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5
    Added Reference https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/
    Added Reference https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-15
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Jan. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202401-15 [No types assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/ [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/ [No types assigned]
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/
    Removed Reference GitHub, Inc. https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 21, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UH24VXIB25OGHF4VGY4PLZMTGTI3BHCA/ [No Types Assigned]
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/JRSHISR64L6QGSMDFZDNPHHIXSCAKK26/ [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Sep. 20, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ULVDTAI76VATRAHTKCE2SUJ4NC3PQZ6Y/ [No Types Assigned]
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 05, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Prometheus Exporter Toolkit is a utility package to build exporters. Prior to versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2, i someone has access to a Prometheus web.yml file and users' bcrypted passwords, they can bypass security by poisoning the built-in authentication cache. Versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2 contain a fix for the issue. There is no workaround, but attacker must have access to the hashed password to use this functionality. Prometheus Exporter Toolkit is a utility package to build exporters. Prior to versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2, if someone has access to a Prometheus web.yml file and users' bcrypted passwords, they can bypass security by poisoning the built-in authentication cache. Versions 0.7.2 and 0.8.2 contain a fix for the issue. There is no workaround, but attacker must have access to the hashed password to use this functionality.
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 02, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4 No Types Assigned http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4 Exploit, Mailing List, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5 No Types Assigned https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/commit/5b1eab34484ddd353986bce736cd119d863e4ff5 Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p No Types Assigned https://github.com/prometheus/exporter-toolkit/security/advisories/GHSA-7rg2-cxvp-9p7p Third Party Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:prometheus:exporter_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 0.7.2 *cpe:2.3:a:prometheus:exporter_toolkit:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 0.8.0 up to (excluding) 0.8.2
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 30, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/4 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/2 [No Types Assigned]
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 29, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2022/11/29/1 [No Types Assigned]
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

3.08 }} 1.88%

score

0.90807

percentile

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