Grafana up to 11.2.0 API Endpoint improper isolation or compartmentalization

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A vulnerability has been found in Grafana up to 10.3.9/10.4.8/11.0.4/11.1.5/11.2.0 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function of the component API Endpoint. This manipulation causes improper isolation or compartmentalization. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-8118. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability has been found in Grafana up to 10.3.9/10.4.8/11.0.4/11.1.5/11.2.0 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part of the component API Endpoint. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper isolation or compartmentalization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-653. The product does not properly compartmentalize or isolate functionality, processes, or resources that require different privilege levels, rights, or permissions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In Grafana, the wrong permission is applied to the alert rule write API endpoint, allowing users with permission to write external alert instances to also write alert rules.

The advisory is shared at grafana.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-8118 since 08/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 208027 (Grafana Labs Incorrect Permission (cve-2024-8118)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.3.10, 10.4.9, 11.0.5, 11.1.6 or 11.2.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (208027). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Name

• Grafana

Version

• 10.3.0
• 10.3.1
• 10.3.2
• 10.3.3
• 10.3.4
• 10.3.5
• 10.3.6
• 10.3.7
• 10.3.8
• 10.3.9
• 10.4.0
• 10.4.1
• 10.4.2
• 10.4.3
• 10.4.4
• 10.4.5
• 10.4.6
• 10.4.7
• 10.4.8
• 11.0
• 11.0.0
• 11.0.1
• 11.0.2
• 11.0.3
• 11.0.4
• 11.1
• 11.1.0
• 11.1.1
• 11.1.2
• 11.1.3
• 11.1.4
• 11.1.5
• 11.2.0

License

• open-source

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Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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