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CVE-2020-12459: Infoleak

First published: Thu Apr 23 2020(Updated: )

An information-disclosure flaw was found in Grafana distributed by Red Hat. This flaw allows a local attacker access to potentially sensitive information such as secret_key and a bind_password from the world-readable files /etc/grafana/grafana.ini and /etc/grafana/ldap.toml.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected SoftwareAffected VersionHow to fix
redhat/jaeger<0:v1.13.1.redhat7-1.el7
0:v1.13.1.redhat7-1.el7
redhat/kiali<0:v1.0.11.redhat1-1.el7
0:v1.0.11.redhat1-1.el7
redhat/servicemesh-grafana<0:6.2.2-36.el8
0:6.2.2-36.el8
redhat/grafana<0:6.7.4-3.el8
0:6.7.4-3.el8
redhat/grafana 6.7.3<1
1
go/github.com/grafana/grafana>=6.0<7.2.1
7.2.1
Grafana Labs Grafana OSS and Enterprise>=6.0.0<=6.3.6
Fedora=31
Fedora=32

Remedy

Manually change the files permission to remove readable bits for others: # chmod 640 /etc/grafana/grafana.ini /etc/grafana/ldap.toml

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Frequently Asked Questions

  • What is the severity of CVE-2020-12459?

    CVE-2020-12459 is classified as an information-disclosure vulnerability that can expose sensitive information.

  • How do I fix CVE-2020-12459?

    To fix CVE-2020-12459, upgrade to the patched versions of Grafana and associated packages as specified by Red Hat.

  • What are the affected versions of Grafana related to CVE-2020-12459?

    Affected versions include Grafana versions below 6.7.4 and all versions before 7.2.1.

  • Who is affected by CVE-2020-12459?

    Any organization using vulnerable versions of Grafana and its associated packages on Red Hat distributions is affected.

  • What information could be disclosed due to CVE-2020-12459?

    CVE-2020-12459 can potentially expose sensitive information such as the secret_key and bind_password from specific configuration files.

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