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CVE-2022-37298
Authentication Bypass in shinken (CVE-2022-37298)
Summary
authentication bypass in shinken (CVE-2022-37298). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Exploitable via ``SafeUnpickler``.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2022-37298** has been found in shinken.
Attackers can target a specific entry point like ``SafeUnpickler`` over the network to misuse the product.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "shinken CVE-2022-37298" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2022-37298 (shinken) — CWE-287 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Attack surface: `SafeUnpickler`
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.
❓ What is the problem
**authentication bypass** (CWE-287) exists in shinken. Attackers reach the vulnerable code path via ``SafeUnpickler`` without authentication.
📍 Affected scope
shinken — . Attack surface: `SafeUnpickler`.
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'shinken' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'shinken' . | 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 `shinken` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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7Post-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 Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
PyPI
shinken
[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2.4.3"}]}]
References
- advisory https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-37298
- advisory https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-p373-jqfm-j6wr
- package https://github.com/naparuba/shinken
- package https://pypi.org/project/shinken
- web https://github.com/naparuba/shinken/commit/2dae40fd1e713aec9e1966a0ab7a580b9180cff2
- web https://github.com/dbyio/cve-2022-37298