CVE-2021-43798

Aliases:GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47pBIT-grafana-2021-43798
Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Analyzed
Published: 07 Dec 2021, 18:25
Last modified:21 Oct 2025, 23:25

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
high
59/100
CVSS Score
7.5 HIGH
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
94.44% CRITICAL
94% probability 0.00%
KEV
Listed
CISA
1 listing
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
3 found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

07 Dec 2021, 18:25
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
09 Oct 2025, 00:00
Added to CISA KEV
Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability
21 Oct 2025, 23:25
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated
30 Oct 2025, 00:00
CISA Remediation Due
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

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.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
  • v3.1•HIGH•Score: 7.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:H
  • v2.0•MEDIUM•Score: 5AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 94.44%• Percentile: 100%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-22•Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

    The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory.

Affected Systems

  • github.com/grafana•grafana

    ≥ 8.3.0, < 8.3.1 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.7 | ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.8 | ≥ 8.0.0-beta1, < 8.0.7

  • grafana•grafana

    ≥ 8.0.1, < 8.0.7 | 8.0.0:beta1 | 8.0.0:beta2 | 8.0.0:beta3 | 8.3.0 | ≥ 8.0.0, < 8.0.7 | ≥ 8.1.0, < 8.1.8 | ≥ 8.2.0, < 8.2.7 | = 8.3.0

References (13)