CVE-2020-27846: Critical severity Grafana Grafana vulnerability

Published Dec 15, 2020
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Updated

A signature verification vulnerability exists in crewjam/saml. This flaw allows an attacker to bypass SAML Authentication. The highest threat from this vulnerability is to confidentiality, integrity, as well as system availability.

Other sources

A vulnerability exist in the github.com/crewjam/saml library used Grafana to process SAML Authentication. A Grafana instance configured to use SAML Authentication is vulnerable to this issue. An attacker can use this flaw to bypass authentication in Grafana.

Red Hat

Affected Software

15 affected componentsFixes available
redhat/grafana<0:7.3.6-2.el8
0:7.3.6-2.el8
redhat/grafana<7.3.6
7.3.6
redhat/grafana<7.2.3
7.2.3
redhat/grafana<6.7.5
6.7.5
redhat/github.com/crewjam/saml<0.4.3
0.4.3
Grafana Grafana<6.7.5
Grafana Grafana>=7.0.0<7.2.3
Grafana Grafana>=7.3.0<7.3.6
Saml Project Saml<0.4.3
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=3.11
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=4.0
redhat Openshift Service Mesh=2.0
redhat Enterprise Linux=8.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=32
Fedoraproject Fedora=33

Event History

Dec 15, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·01:02 AM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Dec 17, 2020
CVE Published
01:00 PM
Dec 21, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·03:16 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·03:16 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-27846?

CVE-2020-27846 is a signature verification vulnerability in crewjam/saml that allows bypassing of SAML Authentication.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2020-27846?

CVE-2020-27846 has a severity value of 9, which is considered critical.

3

How does CVE-2020-27846 impact affected software?

CVE-2020-27846 can lead to confidentiality, integrity, and system availability issues in the affected software.

4

Which software versions are affected by CVE-2020-27846?

The affected software versions include grafana 0:7.3.6-2.el8, 7.3.6, 7.2.3, 6.7.5, and github.com/crewjam/saml 0.4.3.

5

How can I fix CVE-2020-27846?

To fix CVE-2020-27846, update the affected software to the recommended versions: grafana 7.3.6-2.el8, 7.3.6, 7.2.3, 6.7.5, and github.com/crewjam/saml 0.4.3.

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