#VU65354 Stored cross-site scripting in Grafana - CVE-2022-31097

Vulnerability identifier: #VU65354

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-31097

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Grafana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Grafana Labs

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote user to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote user can inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Grafana: 8.0.0 - 8.0.7, 8.1.0 - 8.1.8, 8.2.0 - 8.2.7, 8.3.0 - 8.3.7, 8.4.0 - 8.4.7, 8.5.0 - 8.5.5, 9.0.0 - 9.0.2

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External links
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v8.4.10
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/52279
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v9.0.3
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v8.3.10
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v8.5.9
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-vw7q-p2qg-4m5f

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.