Grafana up to 12.0.0 /api/org/users/ access control

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Grafana up to 12.0.0. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /api/org/users/. Performing a manipulation results in access control. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2025-3580. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Grafana up to 12.0.0. This affects some unknown functionality of the file /api/org/users/. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-284. The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor. This is going to have an impact on integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An access control vulnerability was discovered in Grafana OSS where an Organization administrator could permanently delete the Server administrator account. This vulnerability exists in the DELETE /api/org/users/ endpoint. The vulnerability can be exploited when: 1. An Organization administrator exists 2. The Server administrator is either: - Not part of any organization, or - Part of the same organization as the Organization administrator Impact: - Organization administrators can permanently delete Server administrator accounts - If the only Server administrator is deleted, the Grafana instance becomes unmanageable - No super-user permissions remain in the system - Affects all users, organizations, and teams managed in the instance The vulnerability is particularly serious as it can lead to a complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.

It is possible to read the advisory at grafana.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2025-3580 since 04/14/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 240835 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : grafana (SUSE-SU-2025:01991-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 10.4.19, 11.2.10, 11.3.7, 11.4.5, 11.5.5, 11.6.2 or 12.0.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (240835) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-21760). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Name

• Grafana

Version

• 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
• 10.4.9
• 10.4.10
• 10.4.11
• 10.4.12
• 10.4.13
• 10.4.14
• 10.4.15
• 10.4.16
• 10.4.17
• 10.4.18
• 11.2.0
• 11.2.1
• 11.2.2
• 11.2.3
• 11.2.4
• 11.2.5
• 11.2.6
• 11.2.7
• 11.2.8
• 11.2.9
• 11.3.0
• 11.3.1
• 11.3.2
• 11.3.3
• 11.3.4
• 11.3.5
• 11.3.6
• 11.4.0
• 11.4.1
• 11.4.2
• 11.4.3
• 11.4.4
• 11.5.0
• 11.5.1
• 11.5.2
• 11.5.3
• 11.5.4
• 11.6.0
• 11.6.1
• 12.0

License

• open-source

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