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  "kind": "base",
  "id": "crds:cve-2021-43798",
  "revision": 1,
  "title": "Grafana — plugin path traversal reads local files",
  "summary": "Grafana 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 lets a request under any installed plugin's path climb out of it and read files from the server, including whatever credentials the configuration holds.",
  "source_type": "cve",
  "severity": "high",
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    "score": 7.5,
    "vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N",
    "version": "3.1"
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  "epss": 0.88503,
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    "exploit_available": true,
    "attack_complexity": "low",
    "kev_added": "2025-10-09",
    "prerequisites": "Network access to a Grafana instance with at least one plugin installed; no account needed."
  },
  "remediation": {
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  },
  "mitre_attack": [
    "T1083"
  ],
  "kill_chain": "collection",
  "recommended_action": "Upgrade Grafana past 8.3.0 now; exploit code is public, so rotate the datasource credentials and every secret in the configuration file.",
  "confidence": "high",
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      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
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      "retrieved_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
      "confidence": "high",
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      "type": "cve",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-43798",
      "label": "NVD record"
    },
    {
      "type": "cisa",
      "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog",
      "label": "CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/09/2"
    },
    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/12/10/4"
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    {
      "type": "vendor_advisory",
      "url": "https://github.com/grafana/grafana/commit/c798c0e958d15d9cc7f27c72113d572fa58545ce"
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  "published_at": "2021-12-07T19:15:07.633Z",
  "issued_at": "2026-09-24T08:51:39.744Z",
  "tags": [
    "grafana",
    "observability",
    "path-traversal",
    "information-disclosure",
    "kev"
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}