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CVE-2023-31211

Disabled automation users could still authenticate

8.8 High

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

Exploit likelihood

0.51%Up 0.5 points since Jan 17, 2024
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 8.8

Disabled automation users could still authenticate

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
CVE-2023-31211
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-303
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-35526 8.8

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
EUVD-2023-35526
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated
2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8hh-2v2c-wqmv 8.8

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p17, 2.1.0p37 and 2.0.0p39 allows...

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p17, 2.1.0p37 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
GHSA-j8hh-2v2c-wqmv
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-303, CWE-670, CWE-691
Updated
2026-11-02
NVD 8.8

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
CVE-2023-31211
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness
CWE-303, CWE-670
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 8.8

Disabled automation users could still authenticate

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
CVE-2023-31211
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness
CWE-303
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2023-31211 8.8

Insufficient authentication flow in Checkmk before 2.2.0p18, 2.1.0p38 and 2.0.0p39 allows attacker to use locked credentials

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2023-31211
CVSS 3.1
8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
check-mk
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.6p5-11.2.6p12-11.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.11.2.6p12-1ubuntu0.16.04.1+esm1
None known
check-mk
Ubuntu:18.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
1.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.11.2.8p16-1ubuntu0.2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
first indexedCVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-31211 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in Checkmk, published January 12, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.51%, the 43rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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