VDB-278148 · CVE-2024-8986 · Nessus 231875

grafana-plugin-sdk-go Grafana Plugin SDK up to 0.249.0 insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in grafana-plugin-sdk-go Grafana Plugin SDK up to 0.249.0. This affects an unknown part. The manipulation results in insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-8986. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in grafana-plugin-sdk-go Grafana Plugin SDK up to 0.249.0. Affected is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

The grafana plugin SDK bundles build metadata into the binaries it compiles; this metadata includes the repository URI for the plugin being built, as retrieved by running `git remote get-url origin`. If credentials are included in the repository URI (for instance, to allow for fetching of private dependencies), the final binary will contain the full URI, including said credentials.

The advisory is shared for download at grafana.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8986 since 09/18/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1552.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 231875 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-8986), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (231875). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

grafana-plugin-sdk-go

Name

Grafana Plugin SDK

Version

0.249

License

open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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VulDB Temp Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 231875
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2024-8986

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2024 🔍
09/19/2024 +1 days 🔍
09/19/2024 +0 days 🔍
03/07/2025 +169 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: grafana.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-8986 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-8986
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-278148

Entryinfo

Created: 09/19/2024 13:15
Updated: 03/07/2025 23:40
Changes: 09/19/2024 13:15 (66), 09/20/2024 09:10 (1), 03/07/2025 23:40 (2)
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