#VU20497 Improper access control in Grafana - CVE-2019-15043
Vulnerability identifier: #VU20497
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 7.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green]
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15043
CWE-ID:
CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Grafana
Web applications /
Other software
Vendor: Grafana Labs
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions to Grafana HTTP API. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted request to unprotected Garafa API endpoint and perform denial of service (DoS) attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Grafana: 1.4.0, 2.0.0, 2.0.0 beta1, 2.0.0 beta3, 2.0.1, 2.0.2, 2.1.0, 2.1.1, 2.1.2, 2.1.3, 2.5.0, 2.6.0, 2.6.0 beta1, 3.0 beta1, 3.0 beta2, 3.0 beta3, 3.0 beta4, 3.0 beta5, 3.0.0 beta6, 3.0.0 beta7, 3.0.1, 3.0.2, 3.0.3, 3.0.4, 3.1.0, 3.1.0 beta1, 3.1.1, 4.0.0, 4.0.0 beta1, 4.0.0 beta2, 4.0.1, 4.0.2, 4.1.0, 4.1.0 beta1, 4.1.1, 4.1.2, 4.2.0, 4.2.0 beta1, 4.3.0, 4.3.0 beta1, 4.3.1, 4.3.2, 4.4.0, 4.4.1, 4.4.2, 4.4.3, 4.5.0, 4.5.0 beta1, 4.5.1, 4.5.2, 4.6.0, 4.6.0 beta1, 4.6.0 beta2, 4.6.0 beta3, 4.6.1, 4.6.2, 4.6.3, 4.6.4, 4.6.5, 5.0.0, 5.0.0 beta1, 5.0.0 beta2, 5.0.0 beta3, 5.0.0 beta4, 5.0.0 beta5, 5.0.1, 5.0.2, 5.0.3, 5.0.4, 5.1.0, 5.1.0 beta1, 5.1.1, 5.1.2, 5.1.3, 5.1.4, 5.1.5, 5.2.0, 5.2.0 beta1, 5.2.0 beta2, 5.2.0 beta3, 5.2.1, 5.2.2, 5.2.3, 5.2.4, 5.2.5, 5.3.0, 5.3.0 beta1, 5.3.0 beta2, 5.3.0 beta3, 5.3.1, 5.3.2, 5.3.3, 5.3.4, 5.4.0, 5.4.1, 5.4.2, 5.4.3, 5.4.4, 6.0.0, 6.0.1, 6.0.2, 6.1.0, 6.1.1, 6.1.2, 6.1.3, 6.1.4, 6.1.6, 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2, 6.2.3, 6.2.4, 6.2.5, 6.3.0, 6.3.1, 6.3.2, 6.3.3
External links
https://grafana.com/blog/2019/08/29/grafana-5.4.5-and-6.3.4-released-with-important-security-fix/
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability. However, proof of concept for this vulnerability is available.
