Icinga Web 2 - Path Traversal (CVE-2022-24716)
627Exploiting IPs reported
Icinga Web 2 is an open source monitoring web interface, framework and command-line interface. Unauthenticated users can leak the contents of files of the local system accessible to the web-server user, including `icingaweb2` configuration files with database credentials. This issue has been resolved in versions 2.9.6 and 2.10 of Icinga Web 2. Database credentials should be rotated.
CrowdSec analysis
CVE-2022-24716 is a vulnerability in Icinga Web 2 that allows unauthenticated attackers to read files accessible to the web server, including sensitive configuration data such as database credentials.
CrowdSec has been tracking this vulnerability and its exploits since 31st of March 2025.
According to CrowdSec data, while opportunistic exploitation dominates, a portion of threat actors trying to exploit CVE-2022-24716 apply basic targeting methods such as port or service detection. This indicates emerging patterns of selective targeting. Data from the CrowdSec community also indicates a gradual decrease in attacks targeting CVE-2022-24716. While still present in the wild, exploitation levels have dropped noticeably week-over-week. This may signal that the vulnerability is becoming less relevant or that defenses are improving fast enough for attackers to lose interest.
Detected exploitation attempts typically involve requests to paths containing lib/icinga/icinga-php-thirdparty/.
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