Critical severity · published Aug 29, 2018
CVE-2018-15727
Grafana 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.6.4 and 5.x before 5.2.3 allows authentication bypass because an attacker can generate a valid "remember me" cookie knowing only a username of…
9.8
CVSS
64.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Grafana 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.6.4 and 5.x before 5.2.3 allows authentication bypass because an attacker can generate a valid "remember me" cookie knowing only a username of an LDAP or OAuth user.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)64.3% · higher than 99% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
GR
Grafana · Grafana
2.0.0 through 2.1.2; 3.0.0 through 3.1.1; 4.0.0 before 4.6.4; 5.0.0 before 5.2.3 · source: NVD
CS
Ceph Storage · Redhat
3.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15727
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-15727
Third Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105184
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3829
Third Party Advisory
https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:0019
Patch
https://grafana.com/blog/2018/08/29/grafana-5.2.3-and-4.6.4-released-with-important-security-fix/
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