CVE-2021-43798
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2021-43798 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLIC |
| Assigner | [email protected] |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2021-12-07 19:15:00 UTC |
| Updated | 2022-04-12 18:06:00 UTC |
| Description | Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline. |
Risk And Classification
EPSS: 0.944380000 probability, percentile 0.999880000 (date 2026-04-01)
CISA KEV: Listed on 2025-10-09; due 2025-10-30; ransomware use Unknown
Problem Types: CWE-22
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
| Vendor | Grafana Labs |
|---|---|
| Product | Grafana |
| Name | Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability |
| Required Action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
| Notes | https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/07/grafana-8.3.1-8.2.7-8.1.8-and-8.0.7-released-with-high-severity-security-fix/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798 |
NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| Security: Fix directory traversal issue (#42846) · grafana/grafana@c798c0e · GitHub | MISC | github.com | |
| An update on 0day CVE-2021-43798: Grafana directory traversal | Grafana Labs | CONFIRM | grafana.com | |
| Grafana Arbitrary File Reading ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| oss-security - CVE-2021-43798 Grafana directory traversal | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| December 2021 Grafana Vulnerabilities in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security | CONFIRM | security.netapp.com | |
| Grafana path traversal · Advisory · grafana/grafana · GitHub | CONFIRM | github.com | |
| oss-security - CVE-2021-43813 and CVE-2021-43815 - Grafana directory traversal for some .md and .csv files | MLIST | www.openwall.com | |
| Grafana 8.3.0 Directory Traversal / Arbitrary File Read ≈ Packet Storm | MISC | packetstormsecurity.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog | CISA | www.cisa.gov | kev |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
Legacy QID Mappings
- 150439 Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability (CVE-2021-43798)
- 502097 Alpine Linux Security Update for grafana
- 502302 Alpine Linux Security Update for grafana
- 690738 Free Berkeley Software Distribution (FreeBSD) Security Update for grafana (e33880ed-5802-11ec-8398-6c3be5272acd)
- 730294 Grafana Path Traversal Vulnerability
- 752251 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for SUSE Manager Client Tools (SUSE-SU-2022:2134-1)
- 752995 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for grafana (SUSE-SU-2022:4428-1)
- 755764 SUSE Enterprise Linux Security Update for SUSE Manager Client Tools (SUSE-SU-2024:0487-1)
- 997073 GO (Go) Security Update for github.com/grafana/grafana (GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p)