CVE-2022-39306: Grafana contains Improper Input Validation

Published Oct 26, 2022
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Updated

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Versions prior to 9.2.4, or 8.5.15 on the 8.X branch, are subject to Improper Input Validation. Grafana admins can invite other members to the organization they are an admin for. When admins add members to the organization, non existing users get an email invite, existing members are added directly to the organization. When an invite link is sent, it allows users to sign up with whatever username/email address the user chooses and become a member of the organization. This introduces a vulnerability which can be used with malicious intent. This issue is patched in version 9.2.4, and has been backported to 8.5.15. There are no known workarounds.

Other sources

Grafana organization admins can invite other members. The invite link which is sent out allows new users to sign up with whatever username/email address they want, which can be exploited in a social engineering attack.

Affected Versions: Grafana <=8.x, Grafana <=9.x

Red Hat

Today we are releasing Grafana 9.2.4. Alongside other bug fixes, this patch release includes moderate severity security fixes for CVE-2022-39306.

We are also releasing security patches for Grafana 8.5.15 to fix these issues.

Release 9.2.4, latest patch, also containing security fix:

- Download Grafana 9.2.4

Release 8.5.15, only containing security fix:

- Download Grafana 8.5.15

Appropriate patches have been applied to Grafana Cloud and as always, we closely coordinated with all cloud providers licensed to offer Grafana Pro. They have received early notification under embargo and confirmed that their offerings are secure at the time of this announcement. This is applicable to Amazon Managed Grafana and Azure Managed Grafana as a service offering.

Privilege escalation

Summary

Grafana admins can invite other members to the organization they are an admin for. When admins add members to the organization, non existing users get an email invite, existing members are added directly to the organization. When an invite link is sent, it allows users to sign up with whatever username/email address the user chooses and become a member of the organization. The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 6.4 Moderate

Impact

Vulnerability makes it possible to use the invitation link to sign up with an arbitrary username/email with a malicious intent.

Impacted versions

All installations for Grafana versions Grafana <=9.x, <8.x

Solutions and mitigations

To fully address CVE-2022-39306, please upgrade your Grafana instances. Appropriate patches have been applied to Grafana Cloud.

Reporting security issues

If you think you have found a security vulnerability, please send a report to security@grafana.com. This address can be used for all of Grafana Labs' open source and commercial products (including, but not limited to Grafana, Grafana Cloud, Grafana Enterprise, and grafana.com). We can accept only vulnerability reports at this address. We would prefer that you encrypt your message to us by using our PGP key. The key fingerprint is

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GitHub

Affected Software

5 affected componentsFixes available
go/github.com/grafana/grafana>=9.0.0<9.2.4
9.2.4
go/github.com/grafana/grafana>=8.0.0<8.5.15
8.5.15
Grafana Grafana>=8.0.0<8.5.15
Grafana Grafana>=9.0.0<9.2.4
redhat/grafana 9.2.4 grafana<8.5.15
8.5.15

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/grafana/grafana to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.2.4
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade go/github.com/grafana/grafana to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.5.15
  3. Upgrade

    Upgrade redhat/grafana 9.2.4 grafana to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.5.15
  4. Upgrade

    Upgrade Grafana to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 9.2.4Patch CVE-2022-39306
  5. Upgrade

    Upgrade Grafana to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.5.15Patch CVE-2022-39306

Event History

Oct 26, 2022
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·09:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Nov 9, 2022
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:00 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:00 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
May 14, 2024
Advisory Published
via GitHub·10:29 PM

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2022-39306?

CVE-2022-39306 is a vulnerability in Grafana, an open-source platform for monitoring and observability.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2022-39306?

The severity of CVE-2022-39306 is high, with a CVSS score of 8.1.

3

How does CVE-2022-39306 affect Grafana?

CVE-2022-39306 affects versions prior to 9.2.4, or 8.5.15 on the 8.X branch, of Grafana and involves improper input validation in the process of adding members to organizations.

4

How can I fix CVE-2022-39306?

To fix CVE-2022-39306, it is recommended to upgrade to version 9.2.4 or version 8.5.15 (on the 8.X branch) of Grafana.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-39306?

You can find more information about CVE-2022-39306 on the following references: [http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/48](http://tracker.ceph.com/issues/48), [https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/grafana/grafana](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/grafana/grafana), [https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2141184](https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi/show_bug.cgi?id=2141184).

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