CVE-2021-43798
Publication date 7 December 2021
Last updated 10 October 2025
Ubuntu priority
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.
Why is this CVE high priority?
Listed in CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog
Status
| Package | Ubuntu Release | Status |
|---|---|---|
| grafana | ||
| 24.04 LTS noble | Not in release | |
| 22.04 LTS jammy | Not in release | |
| 20.04 LTS focal | Not in release | |
| 18.04 LTS bionic | Not in release | |
| 16.04 LTS xenial |
Not affected
|
|
| 14.04 LTS trusty | Not in release |
Severity score breakdown
CVSS version: CVSS v3.0
Base score
7.5 · High
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
References
Other references
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-43798
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog