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CVE-2021-43798

HIGHCISA KEV

7.5

Description

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score7.5

SeverityHIGH

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

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published12/7/2021

Last Modified10/24/2025

Sourcekev

Honeypot Sightings0

CISA KEV

VendorGrafana Labs

ProductGrafana

Vulnerability NameGrafana Path Traversal Vulnerability

KEV Date Added2025-10-09

Remediation Due Date2025-10-30

Ransomware UseUnknown

Affected Products

grafana:grafana

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html(security-advisories@github.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html(security-advisories@github.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2(security-advisories@github.com)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce(security-advisories@github.com)

https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p(security-advisories@github.com)

https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/(security-advisories@github.com)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/(security-advisories@github.com)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43798(134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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