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GrafanaApplication

CVE-2022-29170

HIGH · 8.5 CVSS v3.1 Published 2022-05-20
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 7.5.16 / 8.5.3 or later.
See remediation →
91/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
Remotely reachable Zero-click Patch available

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. In Grafana Enterprise, the Request security feature allows list allows to configure Grafana in a way so that the instance doesn’t call or only calls specific hosts. The vulnerability present starting with version 7.4.0-beta1 and prior to versions 7.5.16 and 8.5.3 allows someone to bypass these security configurations if a malicious datasource (running on an allowed host) returns an HTTP redirect to a forbidden host. The vulnerability only impacts Grafana Enterprise when the Request security allow list is used and there is a possibility to add a custom datasource to Grafana which returns HTTP redirects. In this scenario, Grafana would blindly follow the redirects and potentially give secure information to the clients. Grafana Cloud is not impacted by this vulnerability. Versions 7.5.16 and 8.5.3 contain a patch for this issue. There are currently no known workarounds.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis
How this class of weakness works · CWE-601

The application redirects the browser to a URL taken from user input without validating it, so an attacker can craft a link on your trusted domain that quietly bounces victims to a malicious site. It is a staple of phishing and token theft. The fix is to allow-list redirect destinations or use indirect reference keys, never a raw user-supplied URL.

General guidance for the open redirect class — the official description and references above are authoritative for this specific CVE. Want a bespoke review and a reviewed fix? Ask our team →

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
GrafanaApplication
Affected:>= 7.4.0, < 7.5.16>= 8.0.0, < 8.5.3

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N

Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 7.5.16 / 8.5.3 or later
Fixed in 7.5.168.5.3
Vendor patch github.com →
Recommended fix High confidence

Upgrade to Grafana 7.5.16 or later (for 7.x users), or 8.5.3 or later (for 8.x users)

  1. 1. Identify the currently installed Grafana Enterprise version using `grafana-cli --version` or checking the Grafana web UI footer
  2. 2. If running version 7.4.0 to 7.5.15, plan upgrade to version 7.5.16 or later
  3. 3. If running version 8.0.0 to 8.5.2, plan upgrade to version 8.5.3 or later
  4. 4. Review Grafana upgrade documentation for your deployment method (Docker, apt/yum, helm, etc.)
  5. 5. Backup Grafana configuration files and database before upgrading
  6. 6. Perform the upgrade using your package manager or deployment method
  7. 7. After upgrade, verify the Request security allow list still functions correctly by testing allowed and blocked host configurations
  8. 8. Confirm Grafana starts successfully and all datasources are operational

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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