Improper Privilege Management in Grafana - CVE-2021-27962

 

Improper Privilege Management in Grafana - CVE-2021-27962

Published: March 19, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU51579
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-2021-27962
CWE-ID: CWE-269
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Grafana Labs
Affected software:
Grafana

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to escalate privileges within the application.

The vulnerability exists due to improper privilege management. A remote user with Editor privileges can bypass data source permissions on the organization's default data source.


How to mitigate CVE-2021-27962

Install updates from vendor's website.

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