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TI-2018-13164 Aliases CVE-2018-18623GHSA-cmq2-j8v8-2q44

Grafana 5.3.1 has XSS via the "Dashboard > Text Panel" screen.

Priority LOW 31CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

Grafana 5.3.1 has XSS via the "Dashboard > Text Panel" screen. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12099.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01806 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix Partial github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): 6.0.0-beta1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 fixed, 3 without a fix

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
—github.com/grafana/grafana (Go)before 6.0.0-beta16.0.0-beta1Patch availableGHSA-cmq2-j8v8-2q44
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Vendor— Affected before 6.0.0-beta1 Fixed in 6.0.0-beta1 Patch available GHSA-cmq2-j8v8-2q44

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.3.1VulnerableGrafana
  • cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Grafana

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-cmq2-j8v8-2q44 github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Fixed in 6.0.0-beta1 Advisory →

Red Hat 1 advisory

  • RHSA-2019:0019 Released 2019-01-03 · Red Hat rating Moderate
    grafana security and bug fix update
    • Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.2 Tools grafana-5.2.4-1.el7cp

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 2AffectedNo fix planned: Out of support scope
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11AffectedNo fix yet: Fix deferred
Red Hat Storage 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Red Hat Ceph Storage 3.2 ToolsFixed RHSA-2019:0019
Not affected: 4 products
  • OpenShift Service Mesh 1
  • Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18623
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cmq2-j8v8-2q44

References

Exploit 2

Advisory 3

Other 3

  • TI-2021-16611 Snapshot authentication bypass in grafana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2021-19604 Grafana path traversal KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2024-08600 Grafana SQL Expressions allow for remote code execution CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2023-02931 Authentication bypass by spoofing in Grafana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-10491 The avatar feature in Grafana 3.0.1 through 7.0.1 has an SSRF Incorrect Access Control… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-03662 Open redirect in Grafana CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.6
See all 103 →

Sources

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