CVSS 3.1
7.5 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NCVE-2021-43798
High (7.5) in Grafana Labs Grafana. In CISA KEV since 2025-10-09. EPSS 89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Fixed in github.com/grafana/grafana 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7.
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.
Severity
- EPSS
- 89% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 99% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-31)
- CISA KEV
- listed 2025-10-09, due 2025-10-30
- CWE
- CWE-22
- Published
- Modified
- Record from
- the NVD, synced
Affected
- grafana:grafana
Packages (OSV)
| Advisory | Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p | Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | >=8.3.0 <8.3.1 | 8.3.1 |
| GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p | Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | >=8.2.0 <8.2.7 | 8.2.7 |
| GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p | Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | >=8.1.0 <8.1.8 | 8.1.8 |
| GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p | Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | >=8.0.0-beta1 <8.0.7 | 8.0.7 |
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce