#VU28224 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Grafana - CVE-2020-12458
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28224
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-12458
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Grafana
Grafana
Software vendor:
Grafana Labs
Grafana Labs
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the database directory "/var/lib/grafana" and database file "/var/lib/grafana/grafana.db" are world readable. A local user can gain access to sensitive information on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
External links
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12458
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1827765
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/8283
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTQCKJZZYXMCSHJFZZ3YXEO5NUBANGZS/
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WEBCIEVSYIDDCA7FTRS2IFUOYLIQU34A/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0001/