SB20241022375 - Improper access control in Grafana
Published: October 22, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB20241022375
Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Improper access control (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-8118)
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to otherwise restricted functionality.
The vulnerability exists due to wrong permission is applied to the alert rule write API endpoint. A remote user with permission to write external alert instances can also write alert rules.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://grafana.com/security/security-advisories/cve-2024-8118/
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-3j8x-8x9q-3m4r
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/93946
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v11.1.8
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v11.0.7
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v10.4.11