Vulnerability in influxdb (CVE-2022-36640)
Summary
Vulnerability in influxdb (CVE-2022-36640). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Mitigation: upgrade to 1.8.0 or later.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
influxData influxDB before v1.8.10 contains no authentication mechanism or controls, allowing unauthenticated attackers to execute arbitrary commands. NOTE: the CVE ID assignment is disputed because the vendor's documentation states "If InfluxDB is being deployed on a publicly accessible endpoint, we strongly recommend authentication be enabled. Otherwise the data will be publicly available to any unauthenticated user. The default settings do NOT enable authentication and authorization."
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2022-36640 has been found in influxdb.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: upgrade influxdb to 1.8.0 or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "influxdb CVE-2022-36640" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-36640 (influxdb) — CWE-276 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Patched: 1.8.0 — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-276) exists in influxdb.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of influxdb.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to 1.8.0.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'influxdb' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'influxdb' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
influxdbを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Apply patch patch
Upgrade influxdb to 1.8.0ステージング環境で 1.8.0 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスを含めること。
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3Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2022-36640 influxdb
References
- advisory dl.influxdata.com
- patch portal.influxdata.com
- web krsecu.com
- web influxdata.com
- web influxdata.com
- web influxdb.com
- web nvd.nist.gov