High severity · published Mar 22, 2021
CVE-2021-27962
Grafana Enterprise 7.2.x and 7.3.x before 7.3.10 and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 allows a dashboard editor to bypass a permission check concerning a data source they should not be able to…
7.1
CVSS
2.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grafana Enterprise 7.2.x and 7.3.x before 7.3.10 and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 allows a dashboard editor to bypass a permission check concerning a data source they should not be able to access.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.1% · higher than 81% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
Grafana · Grafana
7.2.0 before 7.3.10; 7.4.0 before 7.4.5 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-27962
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-27962
Mailing List
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/5
Vendor Advisory
https://community.grafana.com
Release Notes
https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-enterprise-6-7-6-7-3-10-and-7-4-5-security-update/44724
Release Notes
https://community.grafana.com/t/release-notes-v6-7-x/27119
Release Notes
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/03/18/grafana-6.7.6-7.3.10-and-7.4.5-released-with-important-security-fixes-for-grafana-enterprise/
Release Notes
https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-4-5/
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