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CVE-2021-43798 Detail

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.


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Hyperlink Resource
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4 Mailing List  Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p Patch  Third Party Advisory 
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/ Vendor Advisory 
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/ Third Party Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') GitHub, Inc.  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2021-43798
NVD Published Date:
12/07/2021
NVD Last Modified:
04/12/2022
Source:
GitHub, Inc.