PHP file inclusion in Grafana - CVE-2024-9264
Published: October 18, 2024 / Updated: August 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU98806
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-9264
CWE-ID: CWE-98
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vendor: Grafana Labs
Affected software:
Grafana
Grafana
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to include and execute arbitrary PHP files on the server.
The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation when handling data passed to "duckdb". A remote user with VIEWER permissions include and execute arbitrary PHP on the system with privileges of the web server.
Note, the duckdb binary must be present in Grafana’s $PATH for this attack to function. By default, this binary is not installed in Grafana distributions.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-9264
Install updates from vendor's website.