Cross-site scripting in Grafana - CVE-2021-41174

 

Cross-site scripting in Grafana - CVE-2021-41174

Published: November 3, 2021 / Updated: April 30, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU57926
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41174
CWE-ID: CWE-79
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: Public exploit is available

Vulnerability details

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data. A remote attacker can trick the victim to follow a specially crafted link and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.


Affected software

Grafana
Arch Linux
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Real Time 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 12
SUSE Linux Enterprise Module for SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Manager Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Micro
SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta for SLE Micro
SUSE Enterprise Storage
HPE Helion Openstack
SUSE OpenStack Cloud
SUSE OpenStack Cloud Crowbar
SUSE Manager Tools
SUSE Manager Client Tools Beta for SLE
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for the Raspberry Pi
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP
SUSE Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications
SUSE Linux Enterprise Desktop
SUSE Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing
openSUSE Leap
firewalld-prometheus-config
dracut-saltboot
kiwi-desc-saltboot
golang-github-QubitProducts-exporter_exporter
prometheus-postgres_exporter
golang-github-prometheus-promu
prometheus-blackbox_exporter
prometheus-blackbox_exporter-debuginfo
golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager
system-user-prometheus
system-user-grafana
golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter
golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter-debuginfo
supportutils-plugin-salt
golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter
golang-github-boynux-squid_exporter
golang-github-boynux-squid_exporter-debuginfo
python2-hwdata
python3-hwdata
ansible
ansible-doc
golang-github-prometheus-prometheus
python3-mgr-virtualization-host
mgr-virtualization-host
python3-mgr-virtualization-common
spacewalk-oscap
python3-spacewalk-oscap
python3-mgr-push
mgr-push
suseRegisterInfo
python3-suseRegisterInfo
spacewalk-koan
python3-spacewalk-koan
python3-rhnlib
python3-mgr-cfg-client
python3-mgr-cfg-actions
python3-mgr-cfg
python3-mgr-cfg-management
mgr-cfg-management
mgr-cfg-client
mgr-cfg-actions
mgr-cfg
python3-mgr-osa-common
python3-mgr-osad
mgr-osad
spacecmd
spacewalk-check
spacewalk-client-setup
spacewalk-client-tools
python3-spacewalk-client-tools
python3-spacewalk-check
python3-spacewalk-client-setup
supportutils-plugin-susemanager-client
mgr-custom-info
spacewalk-remote-utils
python2-suseRegisterInfo
python2-uyuni-common-libs
python2-mgr-push
mgr-daemon
python2-rhnlib
python2-mgr-virtualization-common
python2-mgr-virtualization-host
python2-spacewalk-oscap
python2-spacewalk-koan
python2-mgr-cfg-management
python2-mgr-cfg-client
python2-mgr-cfg-actions
python2-mgr-cfg
python2-mgr-osa-common
python2-mgr-osad
python2-spacewalk-client-tools
python2-spacewalk-client-setup
python2-spacewalk-check
uyuni-proxy-systemd-services
python3-uyuni-common-libs
python3-pyvmomi
grafana
grafana-debuginfo

How to mitigate CVE-2021-41174

Install updates from vendor's website.

Grafana - update to 8.2.3
firewalld-prometheus-config - update to 0.1-159000.6.33.1
dracut-saltboot - update to 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-159000.3.30.1
kiwi-desc-saltboot - update to 0.1.1687520761.cefb248-4.15.2
golang-github-QubitProducts-exporter_exporter - addressed in versions 0.4.0-1.6.1, 0.4.0-4.6.2, 0.4.0-159000.4.6.1
prometheus-postgres_exporter - addressed in versions 0.10.0-1.8.2, 0.10.0-150000.1.3.1, 0.10.1-3.6.4, 0.10.1-159000.3.6.1
golang-github-prometheus-promu - update to 0.14.0-4.12.2
prometheus-blackbox_exporter - addressed in versions 0.19.0-1.8.2, 0.24.0-3.6.3, 0.24.0-159000.3.6.1
prometheus-blackbox_exporter-debuginfo - addressed in versions 0.19.0-1.8.2, 0.24.0-3.6.3
golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager - addressed in versions 0.23.0-1.12.3, 0.26.0-4.12.4
system-user-prometheus - update to 1.0.0-3.7.2
system-user-grafana - update to 1.0.0-3.7.2
golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter - addressed in versions 1.0.0-4.12.4, 1.0.0-159000.4.12.1
golang-github-lusitaniae-apache_exporter-debuginfo - update to 1.0.0-159000.4.12.1
supportutils-plugin-salt - addressed in versions 1.2.0-6.16.1, 1.2.2-9.9.2, 1.2.2-159000.5.9.1
golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter - addressed in versions 1.3.0-1.15.3, 1.5.0-4.15.4
golang-github-boynux-squid_exporter - addressed in versions 1.6-4.9.2, 1.6-159000.4.9.1
golang-github-boynux-squid_exporter-debuginfo - update to 1.6-159000.4.9.1
python2-hwdata - addressed in versions 2.3.5-12.9.1, 2.3.5-15.12.2
python3-hwdata - update to 2.3.5-159000.5.13.1
ansible - update to 2.9.27-159000.3.9.1
ansible-doc - update to 2.9.27-159000.3.9.1
golang-github-prometheus-prometheus - addressed in versions 2.45.0-4.33.3, 2.45.0-159000.6.33.1
python3-mgr-virtualization-host - update to 4.2.4-150000.1.26.1
mgr-virtualization-host - addressed in versions 4.2.4-150000.1.26.1, 4.3.5-1.29.3
python3-mgr-virtualization-common - update to 4.2.4-150000.1.26.1
spacewalk-oscap - addressed in versions 4.2.4-150000.3.18.1, 4.3.5-19.27.1
python3-spacewalk-oscap - update to 4.2.4-150000.3.18.1
python3-mgr-push - addressed in versions 4.2.5-150000.1.18.2, 5.0.1-159000.4.21.1
mgr-push - addressed in versions 4.2.5-150000.1.18.2, 4.3.4-1.21.4, 5.0.1-4.21.4, 5.0.1-159000.4.21.1
suseRegisterInfo - addressed in versions 4.2.6-150000.3.21.1, 4.3.3-25.27.3
python3-suseRegisterInfo - update to 4.2.6-150000.3.21.1
spacewalk-koan - addressed in versions 4.2.6-150000.3.27.1, 4.3.5-24.33.3
python3-spacewalk-koan - update to 4.2.6-150000.3.27.1
python3-rhnlib - addressed in versions 4.2.6-150000.3.34.1, 5.0.1-159000.6.30.1
python3-mgr-cfg-client - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1
python3-mgr-cfg-actions - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1
python3-mgr-cfg - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1
python3-mgr-cfg-management - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1
mgr-cfg-management - addressed in versions 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1, 4.3.6-1.27.4
mgr-cfg-client - addressed in versions 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1, 4.3.6-1.27.4
mgr-cfg-actions - addressed in versions 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1, 4.3.6-1.27.4
mgr-cfg - addressed in versions 4.2.8-150000.1.24.1, 4.3.6-1.27.4
python3-mgr-osa-common - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.36.1
python3-mgr-osad - update to 4.2.8-150000.1.36.1
mgr-osad - addressed in versions 4.2.8-150000.1.36.1, 4.3.6-1.39.4
spacecmd - addressed in versions 4.2.16-150000.3.77.1, 4.3.11-38.103.3, 5.0.1-41.42.3, 5.0.1-159000.6.42.1
spacewalk-check - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 4.3.9-52.71.3, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
spacewalk-client-setup - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 4.3.9-52.71.3, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
spacewalk-client-tools - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 4.3.9-52.71.3, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
python3-spacewalk-client-tools - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
python3-spacewalk-check - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
python3-spacewalk-client-setup - addressed in versions 4.2.18-150000.3.59.1, 5.0.1-159000.6.48.1
supportutils-plugin-susemanager-client - addressed in versions 4.3.2-6.24.1, 5.0.1-9.15.2, 5.0.1-159000.6.15.1
mgr-custom-info - update to 4.3.3-1.18.1
spacewalk-remote-utils - update to 4.3.3-24.24.3
python2-suseRegisterInfo - update to 4.3.3-25.27.3
python2-uyuni-common-libs - addressed in versions 4.3.4-1.21.3, 5.0.1-3.33.3
python2-mgr-push - addressed in versions 4.3.4-1.21.4, 5.0.1-4.21.4
mgr-daemon - update to 4.3.4-1.32.3
python2-rhnlib - addressed in versions 4.3.4-21.43.3, 5.0.1-24.30.3
python2-mgr-virtualization-common - update to 4.3.5-1.29.3
python2-mgr-virtualization-host - update to 4.3.5-1.29.3
python2-spacewalk-oscap - update to 4.3.5-19.27.1
python2-spacewalk-koan - update to 4.3.5-24.33.3
python2-mgr-cfg-management - update to 4.3.6-1.27.4
python2-mgr-cfg-client - update to 4.3.6-1.27.4
python2-mgr-cfg-actions - update to 4.3.6-1.27.4
python2-mgr-cfg - update to 4.3.6-1.27.4
python2-mgr-osa-common - update to 4.3.6-1.39.4
python2-mgr-osad - update to 4.3.6-1.39.4
python2-spacewalk-client-tools - update to 4.3.9-52.71.3
python2-spacewalk-client-setup - update to 4.3.9-52.71.3
python2-spacewalk-check - update to 4.3.9-52.71.3
uyuni-proxy-systemd-services - update to 5.0.1-159000.3.9.1
python3-uyuni-common-libs - update to 5.0.1-159000.3.33.1
python3-pyvmomi - update to 6.7.3-159000.3.6.1
grafana - addressed in versions 8.3.5-1.30.3, 8.3.5-150000.1.30.1, 8.5.13-150100.3.12.1, 9.5.8-4.21.2, 9.5.8-159000.4.24.1
grafana-debuginfo - addressed in versions 8.3.5-150000.1.30.1, 8.5.13-150100.3.12.1, 9.5.8-159000.4.24.1

Links to Public Exploits and PoC-codes

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