Vulnerability identifier: #VU86892

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv3.1: 2.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-46156

CWE-ID: CWE-489

Exploitation vector: Local

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
synthetic-monitoring-agent
Other software / Other software solutions

Vendor: Grafana Labs

Description

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to authentication token used to communicate with the Synthetic Monitoring API is exposed through a debugging endpoint. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

synthetic-monitoring-agent: 0.0.1 - 0.11.2

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External links
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/security/advisories/GHSA-9j4f-f249-q5w8
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/pull/375
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/pull/374
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/pull/373
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/commit/d8dc7f9c1c641881cbcf0a09e178b90ebf0f0228
http://github.com/grafana/synthetic-monitoring-agent/releases/tag/v0.12.0

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.