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Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability

Grafana Labs - Grafana · Listed in the CISA KEV since 2025-10-09. This indicates confirmed attacks in production environments.

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.

CVE-2021-43798

HighCVSS 7.5KEV
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Summary

Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) is 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. Grafana Cloud has never been vulnerable.

Risk Assessment

The risk is that an unauthenticated attacker can read arbitrary files from the server's file system, including configuration files, private keys, and sensitive data, potentially leading to full system compromise.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade Grafana to versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. Also restrict access to the Grafana interface to trusted networks only.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS