#VU68557 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Grafana - CVE-2022-35957

CSH
CYBERSECURITY HELP
Sign In REGISTER
 
Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU68557

#VU68557 Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel in Grafana - CVE-2022-35957

Published: October 20, 2022


Vulnerability identifier: #VU68557
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-35957
CWE-ID: CWE-288
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Grafana
Software vendor:
Grafana Labs

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to the way Grafana handles authorization process when Auth proxy authentication is used. A remote user with admin privileges can authenticate as Server Admin by providing the username (or email) in a X-WEBAUTH-USER HTTP header.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

External links