One of the usage insights HTTP API endpoints in Grafana Enterprise 6.x before 6.7.6, 7.x…
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · None · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-306.
Summary
One of the usage insights HTTP API endpoints in Grafana Enterprise 6.x before 6.7.6, 7.x before 7.3.10, and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 is accessible without any authentication. This allows any unauthenticated user to send an unlimited number of requests to the endpoint, leading to a denial of service (DoS) attack against a Grafana Enterprise instance.
Why it matters now
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 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* | 6.0.0 to before 6.7.6; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.10; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.5 | Vulnerable | Grafana |
- cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana:*:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 to before 6.7.6; 7.0.0 to before 7.3.10; 7.4.0 to before 7.4.5 Vulnerable ·Grafana
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 11 products
- OpenShift Service Mesh 1
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
- Red Hat Advanced Cluster Management for Kubernetes 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 2
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 3
- Red Hat Ceph Storage 4
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 8
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- Red Hat Storage 3
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-28148
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-qhvm-m99m-qq44
References
Advisory 8
- https://community.grafana.com/t/release-notes-v6-7-x/27119
- https://grafana.com/products/enterprise/
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/5
- https://grafana.com/blog/2021/03/18/grafana-6.7.6-7.3.10-and-7.4.5-released-with-important-security-fixes-for-grafana-enterprise/
- https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-enterprise-6-7-6-7-3-10-and-7-4-5-security-update/44724
- https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-3-10/
- https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-4-5/
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0005/
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Sources
- CVE-2021-28148 · CVE Program
- CVE-2021-28148 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-qhvm-m99m-qq44 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2021-28148 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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