Grafana before 7.1.0-beta 1 allows XSS via a query alias for the ElasticSearch datasource.
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, 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 before 7.1.0-beta 1 allows XSS via a query alias for the ElasticSearch datasource.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02078 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): 7.1.0-beta1Red Hat: 1 advisoryRed Hat: 1 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 7.1.0-beta1 | 7.1.0-beta1 | Patch available | GHSA-mvpr-q6rh-8vrp |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Vendor— Affected before 7.1.0-beta1 Fixed in 7.1.0-beta1 Patch available GHSA-mvpr-q6rh-8vrp
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-mvpr-q6rh-8vrp github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) Fixed in 7.1.0-beta1 Advisory →
Red Hat 1 advisory
- RHSA-2021:1859 Released 2021-05-18 · Red Hat rating Moderategrafana security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) grafana-7.3.6-2.el8
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 |
| OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Out of support scope |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Ceph Storage 4 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Storage 3 | Affected | No fix yet: Fix deferred |
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) | Fixed | RHSA-2021:1859 |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-24303
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-mvpr-q6rh-8vrp
References
Advisory 3
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- 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-2020-24303 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-24303 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-mvpr-q6rh-8vrp · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2020-24303 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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