CVE-2021-43798: Grafana path traversal
In CISA’s Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability.
Added , federal remediation due . Known ransomware use: Unknown.
Required action: Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
Description
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.
Vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N · CWE-22
Tracked companies
Mapped from the CVE’s affected-product data, NVD CPE matches, vendor advisories or package feeds. A mapping means the vendor’s software is named, not that its hosted service was exposed.
Status incidents that name it
No tracked status incident names this CVE.
Affected vendors and products
grafana: grafana
References
- CVE record on cve.org (opens in new tab)
- NVD entry (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html (opens in new tab)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.ht… (opens in new tab)
- github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce (opens in new tab)
- github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p (opens in new tab)
- grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-tr… (opens in new tab)
- security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ (opens in new tab)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 (opens in new tab)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 (opens in new tab)
- CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (opens in new tab)
- This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (opens in new tab)
- Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (opens in new tab)
- EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (opens in new tab)