| A vulnerability exists in Grafana which could result in arbitrary code execution. Grafana is an open-source platform used for visualizing and analyzing time series data. It allows users to connect to various data sources, query and transform data, and create interactive dashboards to monitor and explore metrics, logs, and traces. Successful exploitation could allow threat actors to run malicious plugins and take over user accounts without needing elevated privileges. Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less impacted than those who operate with administrative user rights. |
| Threat Intelligence |
| The OX.Security research team made use of a working exploit and successfully demonstrated account takeover on local Grafana instances. The results show the vulnerability is not only exploitable but easily weaponized, posing a significant risk to organizations running affected versions. |
| Systems Affected |
| Grafana versions prior to 10.4.19 |
| Risk |
| Government: – Large and medium government entities: High – Small government entities: Medium |
| Businesses: – Large and medium business entities: High – Small business entities: Medium |
| Home Users: Low |
| Recommendations |
| Apply appropriate updates provided by Grafana to vulnerable systems immediately after appropriate testing. Apply the Principle of Least Privilege to all systems and services. Run all software as a non-privileged user (one without administrative privileges) to diminish the effects of a successful attack. Restrict execution of code to a virtual environment on or in transit to an endpoint system. Use capabilities to detect and block conditions that may lead to or be indicative of a software exploit occurring. Restrict use of certain websites, block downloads/attachments, block JavaScript, restrict browser extensions, etc. Inform and educate users regarding the threats posed by hypertext links contained in emails or attachments especially from untrusted sources. Remind users not to visit untrusted websites or follow links provided by unknown or untrusted sources. |
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