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    CVE-2021-43798

    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.

    Published:Dec 7, 2021
    Last Modified:Oct 24, 2025
    EPS:Dec 7, 2021
    EPSS Score:0.94402
    CVSS Score:7.5

    CISA Notification

    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.

    Required Action:

    Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

    Notes:

    No extra notes provided.

    Due Date
    Oct 30, 2025
    316 days ago
    Alert Date
    Oct 9, 2025
    337 days ago

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Grafana
    Product
    Grafana

    Exploits

    http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.htmlhttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.htmlhttps://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50581https://github.com/0xf3d0rq/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/0xSAZZAD/Grafana-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/abuyazeen/CVE-2021-43798-Grafana-path-traversal-testerhttps://github.com/A-D-Team/grafanaExphttps://github.com/asaotomo/CVE-2021-43798-Grafana-Exphttps://github.com/Asbawy/GrafTraverse-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/aymenbouferroum/CVE-2021-43798_exploithttps://github.com/baktistr/cve-2021-43798-enumhttps://github.com/BJLIYANLIANG/CVE-2021-43798-Grafana-File-Readhttps://github.com/Bouquets-ai/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/dav1dsec/Grafana-8.3-Directory-Traversalhttps://github.com/davidr-io/Grafana-8.3-Directory-Traversalhttps://github.com/davidrxchester/Grafana-8.3-Directory-Traversalhttps://github.com/f3d0rq/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/fanygit/Grafana-CVE-2021-43798Exphttps://github.com/FAOG99/GrafanaDirectoryScannerhttps://github.com/G01d3nW01f/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/gixxyboy/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/halencarjunior/grafana-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/hupe1980/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/hxlxmj/Grafxploithttps://github.com/Iris288/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/jas502n/Grafana-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/JiuBanSec/Grafana-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/Jroo1053/GrafanaDirInclusionhttps://github.com/k3rwin/CVE-2021-43798-Grafanahttps://github.com/K3ysTr0K3R/CVE-2021-43798-EXPLOIThttps://github.com/katseyres2/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/kenuosec/grafanaExphttps://github.com/kikechans/-Grafana-LFI-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/lalkaltest/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/lfz97/CVE-2021-43798-Grafana-File-Readhttps://github.com/Lim-ahmin/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/LongWayHomie/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/M0ge/CVE-2021-43798-grafana_filereadhttps://github.com/MalekAlthubiany/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/mauricelambert/LabAutomationCVE-2021-43798https://github.com/Mo0ns/Grafana_POC-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/MoCh3n/CVE-2021-43798-grafana_filereadhttps://github.com/monke443/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/Mr-xn/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/notbside/CVE-2021-43798-PoChttps://github.com/Okymi-X/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/pedrohavay/exploit-grafana-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/ravi5hanka/CVE-2021-43798-Exploit-for-Windows-and-Linuxhttps://github.com/rnsss/CVE-2021-43798-pochttps://github.com/rodpwn/CVE-2021-43798-mass_scannerhttps://github.com/Ryze-T/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/s1gh/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/ScorpionsMAX/CVE-2021-43798-Grafana-POChttps://github.com/Shoxake17/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/Sic4rio/Grafana-Decryptor-for-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/strikoder/Grafana-Password-Decryptorhttps://github.com/Strikoder-Premium/Grafana-Password-Decryptorhttps://github.com/suljov/Grafana-LFI-exploithttps://github.com/taythebot/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/ticofookfook/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/victorhorowitz/grafana-exploit-CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/wagneralves/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/wezoomagency/GrafXploithttps://github.com/yasindce1998/grafana-cve-2021-43798https://github.com/z3n70/CVE-2021-43798https://github.com/zer0yu/CVE-2021-43798

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    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
    https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
    https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/
    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
    https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
    https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/
    https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/
    https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43798

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High