CVE-2021-43798

7.5 HIGH CISA KEV - Actively Exploited
Published: December 07, 2021 Modified: October 24, 2025
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Description

Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/
Source: security-advisories@github.com
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165198/Grafana-Arbitrary-File-Reading.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/165221/Grafana-8.3.0-Directory-Traversal-Arbitrary-File-Read.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/security/advisories/GHSA-8pjx-jj86-j47p
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Patch Vendor Advisory
https://grafana.com/blog/2021/12/08/an-update-on-0day-cve-2021-43798-grafana-directory-traversal/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211229-0004/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2021-43798
Source: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
US Government Resource

17 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
7.5 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
94.4%
100th percentile
Exploitation Status
Actively Exploited
Remediation due: 2025-10-30

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22

Affected Vendors

grafana

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