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USN-5527-2 (UBUNTU-CVE-2017-9781)

Vulnerability from osv_ubuntu – Published: 2022-07-20 10:26 – Updated: 2026-06-25 10:46 – Source website
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Summary
check-mk vulnerabilities
Details

USN-5527-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Checkmk. This update provides the corresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.

Original advisory details:

It was discovered that Checkmk incorrectly handled authentication. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a race condition leading to information disclosure. (CVE-2017-14955)

It was discovered that Checkmk incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker could use these cross-site scripting issues to inject arbitrary html or javascript code to obtain sensitive information including user information, session cookies and valid credentials. (CVE-2017-9781, CVE-2021-36563, CVE-2021-40906, CVE-2022-24565)

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  "details": "USN-5527-1 fixed vulnerabilities in Checkmk. This update provides the \ncorresponding update for Ubuntu 16.04 ESM.\n\nOriginal advisory details:\n\n It was discovered that Checkmk incorrectly handled authentication. An attacker \n could possibly use this issue to cause a race condition leading to information \n disclosure. (CVE-2017-14955)\n \n It was discovered that Checkmk incorrectly handled certain inputs. An attacker\n could use these cross-site scripting issues to inject arbitrary html or \n javascript code to obtain sensitive information including user information, \n session cookies and valid credentials. (CVE-2017-9781, CVE-2021-36563, \n CVE-2021-40906, CVE-2022-24565)\n",
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  "modified": "2026-06-25T10:46:06Z",
  "published": "2022-07-20T10:26:46Z",
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