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Ubuntu 20.04 LTS: USN-6751-1 Severe: Zabbix XSS Attack Mitigation

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Calendar Grey April 25, 2024
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Discover Zabbix vulnerabilities impacting Ubuntu 20.04 LTS with updates to mitigate XSS attacks in USN-6751-1.
Zabbix could allow reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Summary

Zabbix could allow reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

Software Description:

- zabbix: Open-source monitoring software tool for diverse IT components

Details:

It was discovered that Zabbix incorrectly handled input data in the

discovery and graphs pages. A remote authenticated attacker could possibly

use this issue to perform reflected cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

(CVE-2022-35229, CVE-2022-35230)

Update Instructions

The problem can be corrected by updating your system to the following
package versions:

Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   zabbix-agent                    1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-frontend-php             1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-java-gateway             1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-proxy-mysql              1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-proxy-pgsql              1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-proxy-sqlite3            1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-server-mysql             1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
   zabbix-server-pgsql             1:4.0.17+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1

Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   zabbix-agent                    1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-frontend-php             1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-java-gateway             1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-proxy-mysql              1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-proxy-pgsql              1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-proxy-sqlite3            1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-server-mysql             1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3
   zabbix-server-pgsql             1:3.0.12+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm3

Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   zabbix-agent                    1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-frontend-php             1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-java-gateway             1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-proxy-mysql              1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-proxy-pgsql              1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-proxy-sqlite3            1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-server-mysql             1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3
   zabbix-server-pgsql             1:2.4.7+dfsg-2ubuntu2.1+esm3

Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (Available with Ubuntu Pro):
   zabbix-agent                    1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-frontend-php             1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-java-gateway             1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-proxy-mysql              1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-proxy-pgsql              1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-proxy-sqlite3            1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-server-mysql             1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5
   zabbix-server-pgsql             1:2.2.2+dfsg-1ubuntu1+esm5

In general, a standard system update will make all the necessary changes.

References

https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6751-1

  CVE-2022-35229, CVE-2022-35230

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