CVE-2023-31209 | Command injection via active checks and REST API

Improper neutralization of active check command arguments in Checkmk < 2.1.0p32, < 2.0.0p38, < 2.2.0p4 leads to arbitrary command execution for authenticated users.

Published: 2023-08-10 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2023-31209 is rated Moderate Risk (61/100): CVSS High severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.75%). 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-2023-31209

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 2026-06-06 0.75% 0.75% +0.01%
2 2026-05-05 0.56% 0.75% +0.19%
3 2025-11-21 — 0.56% —

Full EPSS history (10 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2023-31209

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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 5.9 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/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:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big 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 5.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2023-31209

OS Trackers for CVE-2023-31209

vendor priority summary link
ubuntu medium CVE-2023-31209 medium priority: Ubuntu including 1 source packages (check-mk), 10 status rows across 10 suites (bionic, focal, jammy, mantic, noble, oracular, plucky, questing, upstream, xenial): DNE 7, needs-triage 3. https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-31209

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2023-31209

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:p33:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p34:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p35:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p36:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.0.0:p37:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*
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:p20:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p21:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p22:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p23:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p24:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p25:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p26:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p27:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p28:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p29:*:*:*:*:*:*
checkmk checkmk 2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:checkmk:checkmk:2.1.0:p3:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2023-31209

URL Tags
https://checkmk.com/werk/15194 Vendor Advisory
cvelogic Threat Intelligence