Grafana 5.3.1 has XSS via a column style on the "Dashboard > Table Panel" screen.
Priority LOW 30CWE-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: 2 fixed, 6 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 a column style on the "Dashboard > Table Panel" screen. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12099.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01405 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): 7.0.0Red Hat: 2 advisoriesRed Hat: 2 fixed, 6 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) | before 7.0.0 | 7.0.0 | Patch available | GHSA-9hv8-4frf-cprf |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Vendor— Affected before 7.0.0 Fixed in 7.0.0 Patch available GHSA-9hv8-4frf-cprf
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-9hv8-4frf-cprf github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Fixed in 7.0.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 2 advisories
- RHSA-2020:4682 Released 2020-11-04 · Red Hat rating Moderategrafana security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) grafana-6.7.4-3.el8, grafana-azure-monitor-6.7.4-3.el8, grafana-cloudwatch-6.7.4-3.el8 +10
- RHSA-2020:4298 Released 2020-10-27 · Red Hat rating ModerateOpenShift Container Platform 4.6.1 image security update
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 openshift4/ose-ansible-operator, openshift4/ose-aws-machine-controllers, openshift4/ose-azure-machine-controllers +47
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Service Mesh 1 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4682 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6 | Fixed | RHSA-2020:4298 |
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.6
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-18624
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9hv8-4frf-cprf
References
More Grafana vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-18624 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-18624 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-9hv8-4frf-cprf · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2018-18624 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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