CVE-2022-39328: Grafana vulnerable to race condition allowing privilege escalation
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Versions starting with 9.2.0 and less than 9.2.4 contain a race condition in the authentication middlewares logic which may allow an unauthenticated user to query an administration endpoint under heavy load. This issue is patched in 9.2.4. There are no known workarounds.
Other sources
Today we are releasing Grafana 9.2.4. Alongside other bug fixes, this patch release includes critical security fixes for CVE-2022-39328.
Release 9.2.4, latest patch, also containing security fix:
- Download Grafana 9.2.4
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
Internal security audit identified a race condition in the Grafana codebase, which allowed an unauthenticated user to query an arbitrary endpoint in Grafana. A race condition in the HTTP context creation could make a HTTP request being assigned the authentication/authorization middlewares of another call. Under heavy load it is possible that a call protected by a privileged middleware receives instead the middleware of a public query. As a result, an unauthenticated user can successfully query protected endpoints.
The CVSS score for this vulnerability is 9.8 Critical
Impact
Unauthenticated users can query arbitrary endpoints with malicious intent.
Impacted versions
All installations for Grafana versions >=9.2.x.
Solutions and mitigations
To fully address CVE-2022-39328, 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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Event History
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2022-39328?
CVE-2022-39328 is a vulnerability in Grafana versions 9.2.0 to 9.2.3 that allows an unauthenticated user to query an administration endpoint under heavy load due to a race condition in the authentication middleware logic.
What is the severity of CVE-2022-39328?
CVE-2022-39328 has a severity rating of 8.1, which is classified as critical.
How does CVE-2022-39328 affect Grafana?
CVE-2022-39328 affects Grafana versions 9.2.0 to 9.2.3.
How can I fix CVE-2022-39328 in Grafana?
To fix CVE-2022-39328, upgrade Grafana to version 9.2.4 or later.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2022-39328?
You can find more information about CVE-2022-39328 in the following references: [GitHub Security Advisory](https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-vqc4-mpj8-jxch) and [NetApp Security Advisory](https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20221215-0003/).