📄 Description (English)
Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability — Grafana contains a path traversal vulnerability that could allow access to local files.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Grafana versions prior to 8.0.3, 7.5.11, and 7.4.3 contain a critical path traversal vulnerability (CVE-2021-43798) allowing unauthenticated attackers to read arbitrary files from the server. With a CVSS score of 9.0 and publicly available exploits, this vulnerability poses an immediate threat to organizations using Grafana for monitoring and analytics. Immediate patching is essential to prevent unauthorized access to sensitive configuration files, credentials, and system data.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 11:19
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
Saudi organizations across multiple critical sectors are at significant risk. Banking and financial institutions using Grafana for infrastructure monitoring could expose SAMA-regulated systems and customer data. Government agencies and NCA-regulated entities face potential compromise of classified monitoring systems. Energy sector organizations (ARAMCO, utilities) could have their SCADA monitoring systems exposed. Telecommunications providers (STC, Mobily) monitoring network infrastructure are vulnerable. Healthcare organizations using Grafana for hospital management systems could expose patient data. The vulnerability's unauthenticated nature and high exploitability make it particularly dangerous in Saudi's interconnected critical infrastructure environment.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Banking and Financial Services
Government and Public Administration
Energy and Utilities
Telecommunications
Healthcare
Critical Infrastructure
Manufacturing
🎯 MITRE ATT&CK Techniques
⚖️ Saudi Risk Score (AI)
9.2
/ 10.0
🔧 Remediation Steps (English)
IMMEDIATE ACTIONS:
1. Identify all Grafana instances in your environment and document their versions
2. Isolate or restrict network access to Grafana instances immediately
3. Review access logs for suspicious file access patterns (look for ../ sequences)
4. Check for unauthorized access to /etc/passwd, /etc/shadow, configuration files
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Upgrade to Grafana 8.0.3, 7.5.11, 7.4.3 or later immediately
2. For air-gapped environments, download patches from Grafana Labs official repository
3. Test patches in non-production environment first
4. Schedule emergency maintenance windows for production upgrades
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement Web Application Firewall (WAF) rules blocking requests containing "../" or URL-encoded equivalents
2. Restrict Grafana access to trusted IP ranges only
3. Disable public internet access to Grafana instances
4. Implement reverse proxy authentication in front of Grafana
5. Monitor for exploitation attempts in real-time
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor HTTP requests to Grafana for patterns: GET /api/datasources/proxy/*/..%2f or similar path traversal attempts
2. Alert on any successful file reads from /etc/ directories through Grafana
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by path traversal attempts
4. Monitor Grafana logs for 'unauthorized file access' or similar error messages
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات Grafana في بيئتك وقم بتوثيق إصداراتها
2. عزل أو تقييد الوصول إلى شبكة مثيلات Grafana فوراً
3. راجع سجلات الوصول للأنماط المريبة في الوصول إلى الملفات (ابحث عن تسلسلات ../)
4. تحقق من الوصول غير المصرح إلى /etc/passwd و /etc/shadow وملفات التكوين
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. قم بالترقية إلى Grafana 8.0.3 أو 7.5.11 أو 7.4.3 أو أحدث فوراً
2. للبيئات المعزولة، قم بتنزيل التصحيحات من مستودع Grafana Labs الرسمي
3. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئة غير الإنتاج أولاً
4. جدول نوافذ صيانة طارئة لترقيات الإنتاج
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تطبيق قواعد جدار حماية تطبيقات الويب (WAF) تحجب الطلبات التي تحتوي على "../" أو ما يعادلها المشفرة
2. تقييد الوصول إلى Grafana على نطاقات IP موثوقة فقط
3. تعطيل الوصول العام إلى الإنترنت لمثيلات Grafana
4. تطبيق مصادقة الوكيل العكسي أمام Grafana
5. مراقبة محاولات الاستغلال في الوقت الفعلي
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى Grafana للأنماط: GET /api/datasources/proxy/*/..%2f أو محاولات اجتياز مسار مماثلة
2. تنبيه على أي قراءات ملفات ناجحة من أدلة /etc/ من خلال Grafana
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بمحاولات اجتياز المسار
4. مراقبة سجلات Grafana للرسائل المتعلقة بـ 'الوصول غير المصرح إلى الملفات' أو رسائل خطأ مماثلة
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
A.5.1.1 - Information security policies and procedures
A.6.1.1 - Access control policy
A.6.2.1 - User registration and access rights management
A.8.2.1 - Classification of information
A.8.2.3 - Handling of assets
A.12.2.1 - Restrictions on software installation
A.12.4.1 - Event logging
A.12.4.3 - Administrator and operator logs
A.14.2.1 - Secure development policy
🔵 SAMA CSF
ID.AM-2 - Software platforms and applications are inventoried
PR.AC-1 - Identities and credentials are issued and managed
PR.AC-4 - Access rights are managed
PR.DS-1 - Data-at-rest is protected
PR.PT-1 - Audit/log records are determined, documented, implemented, and reviewed
DE.AE-1 - A baseline of network operations and expected data flows for users and systems is established
DE.CM-1 - The network is monitored to detect potential cybersecurity events
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
A.5.1 - Management direction for information security
A.6.1 - Internal organization
A.6.2 - Mobile device and teleworking
A.8.1 - User endpoint devices
A.8.2 - Privileged access rights
A.8.3 - Information access restriction
A.12.4 - Logging
A.14.2 - Secure development and DevOps
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
Requirement 2.2 - Configuration standards for system components
Requirement 6.2 - Security patches and updates
Requirement 10.2 - Implement automated audit trails
Requirement 10.3 - Protect audit trail history
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
Grafana Labs:Grafana