📄 Description (English)
Grafana Authentication Bypass Vulnerability — Grafana contains an authentication bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated and unauthenticated users to view and delete all snapshot data, potentially resulting in complete snapshot data loss.
🤖 AI Executive Summary
Grafana versions prior to 8.0.3 contain a critical authentication bypass vulnerability (CVSS 9.0) allowing both authenticated and unauthenticated users to view and delete all snapshot data. This vulnerability poses significant risk to organizations using Grafana for monitoring critical infrastructure, as attackers can cause complete data loss and service disruption. Immediate patching is essential given the availability of public exploits and the widespread deployment of Grafana in Saudi enterprises.
📄 Description (Arabic)
🤖 AI Intelligence Analysis Analyzed: Apr 21, 2026 07:02
🇸🇦 Saudi Arabia Impact Assessment
This vulnerability critically impacts Saudi organizations across multiple sectors: Energy sector (ARAMCO, power utilities) relying on Grafana for SCADA/ICS monitoring faces potential loss of critical operational dashboards; Banking and financial institutions (SAMA-regulated) using Grafana for infrastructure monitoring risk exposure of sensitive performance metrics; Government agencies and NCA-regulated entities face data integrity and availability threats; Telecom operators (STC, Mobily) monitoring network infrastructure are vulnerable to service disruption; Healthcare institutions using Grafana for hospital infrastructure monitoring could experience loss of critical system health data. The authentication bypass is particularly dangerous as it requires no credentials for exploitation.
🏢 Affected Saudi Sectors
Energy and Utilities (ARAMCO, power generation/distribution)
Banking and Financial Services (SAMA-regulated institutions)
Government and Public Administration (NCA oversight)
Telecommunications (STC, Mobily, Zain)
Healthcare and Medical Institutions
Critical Infrastructure Operators
Data Centers and Cloud Service Providers
🎯 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. Restrict network access to Grafana instances to authorized users only using firewall rules
3. Disable snapshot functionality if not actively required
4. Review access logs for unauthorized snapshot access attempts
PATCHING GUIDANCE:
1. Upgrade Grafana to version 8.0.3 or later immediately
2. For versions 7.x, upgrade to 7.5.11 or later
3. Test patches in non-production environments first
4. Schedule maintenance windows for production upgrades
COMPENSATING CONTROLS (if immediate patching not possible):
1. Implement reverse proxy authentication (OAuth2/SAML) in front of Grafana
2. Use network segmentation to restrict Grafana access to trusted networks only
3. Disable the snapshot API endpoint at the reverse proxy level
4. Implement IP whitelisting for Grafana access
DETECTION RULES:
1. Monitor for HTTP requests to /api/snapshots endpoints from unauthorized sources
2. Alert on DELETE requests to snapshot endpoints
3. Track failed authentication attempts followed by successful snapshot access
4. Monitor for unusual snapshot deletion patterns or bulk operations
🔧 خطوات المعالجة (العربية)
الإجراءات الفورية:
1. حدد جميع مثيلات Grafana في بيئتك وقثق إصداراتها
2. قيد الوصول إلى شبكة مثيلات Grafana للمستخدمين المصرح لهم فقط باستخدام قواعد جدار الحماية
3. عطل وظيفة اللقطات إذا لم تكن مطلوبة بنشاط
4. راجع سجلات الوصول لمحاولات الوصول غير المصرح بها للقطات
إرشادات التصحيح:
1. قم بترقية Grafana إلى الإصدار 8.0.3 أو أحدث على الفور
2. للإصدارات 7.x، قم بالترقية إلى 7.5.11 أو أحدث
3. اختبر التصحيحات في بيئات غير الإنتاج أولاً
4. جدول نوافذ الصيانة لترقيات الإنتاج
الضوابط البديلة (إذا لم يكن التصحيح الفوري ممكناً):
1. تطبيق المصادقة عبر الوكيل العكسي (OAuth2/SAML) أمام Grafana
2. استخدم تقسيم الشبكة لتقييد وصول Grafana إلى الشبكات الموثوقة فقط
3. عطل نقطة نهاية API اللقطات على مستوى الوكيل العكسي
4. تطبيق القائمة البيضاء للعناوين IP لوصول Grafana
قواعد الكشف:
1. مراقبة طلبات HTTP إلى نقاط نهاية /api/snapshots من مصادر غير مصرح بها
2. تنبيه على طلبات DELETE إلى نقاط نهاية اللقطات
3. تتبع محاولات المصادقة الفاشلة متبوعة بوصول ناجح للقطات
4. مراقبة أنماط حذف اللقطات غير العادية أو العمليات الجماعية
📋 Regulatory Compliance Mapping
🟢 NCA ECC 2024
ECC 2024 A.9.2.1 - User access management and authentication controls
ECC 2024 A.9.4.3 - Password management and access control
ECC 2024 A.12.4.1 - Event logging and monitoring
ECC 2024 A.14.2.1 - Secure development and change management
🔵 SAMA CSF
SAMA CSF ID.AM-2 - Software and hardware inventory
SAMA CSF PR.AC-1 - Access control policy and procedures
SAMA CSF PR.AC-4 - Access rights and privileges
SAMA CSF DE.CM-1 - System monitoring and anomaly detection
🟡 ISO 27001:2022
ISO 27001:2022 A.5.15 - Access control
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.2 - User endpoint devices
ISO 27001:2022 A.8.3 - User access management
ISO 27001:2022 A.12.4 - Logging
🟣 PCI DSS v4.0
PCI DSS 2.1 - Default security parameters
PCI DSS 6.2 - Security patches and updates
PCI DSS 7.1 - Access control implementation
PCI DSS 10.2 - User access logging
🔗 References & Sources 0
No references.
📦 Affected Products / CPE 1 entries
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