CVEvulnerability

CVE-2021-39226

7.3 HIGH Known exploited Published 2021-10-05 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

Grafana Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Grafana Labs Grafana

Grafana contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated and unauthenticated users to view and delete all snapshot data, potentially resulting in complete snapshot data loss.

Added to KEV
2022-08-25
Remediation due
2022-09-15
Ransomware use
Unknown
Required action
Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Notes
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/10/05/grafana-7.5.11-and-8.1.6-released-with-critical-security-fix/; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-39226
Status
Analyzed
Published
2021-10-05
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
7.3 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
6.8 MEDIUM — AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses
CWE-287, CWE-862

Description

Grafana is an open source data visualization platform. In affected versions unauthenticated and authenticated users are able to view the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal paths: /dashboard/snapshot/:key, or /api/snapshots/:key. If the snapshot "public_mode" configuration setting is set to true (vs default of false), unauthenticated users are able to delete the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal path: /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey. Regardless of the snapshot "public_mode" setting, authenticated users are able to delete the snapshot with the lowest database key by accessing the literal paths: /api/snapshots/:key, or /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey. The combination of deletion and viewing enables a complete walk through all snapshot data while resulting in complete snapshot data loss. This issue has been resolved in versions 8.1.6 and 7.5.11. If for some reason you cannot upgrade you can use a reverse proxy or similar to block access to the literal paths: /api/snapshots/:key, /api/snapshots-delete/:deleteKey, /dashboard/snapshot/:key, and /api/snapshots/:key. They have no normal function and can be disabled without side effects.

Affected configurations

• grafana grafana (< 7.5.11) • grafana grafana (>= 8.0.0 < 8.1.6) • fedoraproject fedora 34 • fedoraproject fedora 35

Related

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References