CVE-2023-0284 | Improper validation of LDAP user IDs

Improper Input Validation of LDAP user IDs in Tribe29 Checkmk allows attackers that can control LDAP user IDs to manipulate files on the server. Checkmk <= 2.1.0p19, Checkmk <= 2.0.0p32, and all versions of Checkmk 1.6.0 (EOL) are affected.

Published: 2023-01-26 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]

Conclusion & alert: CVE-2023-0284 is rated Moderate Risk (47.1/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.92%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2023-0284

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.39% 0.92% +0.53%
2 2026-02-01 0.53% 0.39% -0.14%
3 2025-11-21 0.53%

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-0284

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.8 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
1.6 5.2 [email protected]
8.1 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
2.8 5.2 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-0284

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-0284

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-0284 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (check-mk), 7 status rows across 7 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, kinetic, trusty, upstream, xenial): DNE 3, needs-triage 3, ignored 1. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-0284

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-0284

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b7:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:b8:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:i1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p27:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p29:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p30:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p31:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p32:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b4:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b5:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b6:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b7:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b8:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:b9:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p1:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p10:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p11:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p12:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p13:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p14:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p15:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p16:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p17:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p18:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p19:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p2:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p4:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p5:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p6:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p7:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p8:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p9:*:*:*:*:*:*
tribe29 checkmk >= 1.6.0, < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:tribe29:checkmk:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-0284

URL Tags
https://checkmk.com/werk/15181 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence