Unprotected storage of credentials in Grafana - CVE-2019-15635
Published: September 20, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21237
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-15635
CWE-ID: CWE-256
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Grafana Labs
Affected software:
Grafana
Grafana
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in encrypt-datasource-passwords data migration command that failed to encrypt user credentials for various data sources. A local user can view migration settings and reveal database credentials.
Note, this vulnerability can be exploited via Grafana web UI by pressing the "Save and test" button within a data source's settings menu.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-15635
Install updates from vendor's website.