CVE-2022-35957 (GCVE-0-2022-35957)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-09-20 00:00 – Updated: 2026-01-28 04:55
VLAI
Title
Authentication Bypass in Grafana via auth proxy allowing escalation from admin to server admin
Summary
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Versions prior to 9.1.6 and 8.5.13 are vulnerable to an escalation from admin to server admin when auth proxy is used, allowing an admin to take over the server admin account and gain full control of the grafana instance. All installations should be upgraded as soon as possible. As a workaround deactivate auth proxy following the instructions at: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/auth-proxy/
Severity
6.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-290 - Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
grafana grafana Affected: > 9.0.0, < 9.1.6
Affected: < 8.5.13
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