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CVE-2018-18625· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Grafana 5.3.1 has XSS via a link on the "Dashboard > All Panels > General" screen.

Noroxi assessment

Priority: Monitor (action score 24/100)

  • The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
  • Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 1.3% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 71.4% of all records.
  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. No account or password is required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
  • Fixed version: github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) 6.0.0-beta1+incompatible, 6.0.0-beta1; ansible (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 2.9.14-3.15.1; ardana-ansible (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1.

Low priority for now. Upgrade to github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) 6.0.0-beta1+incompatible, 6.0.0-beta1; ansible (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 2.9.14-3.15.1; ardana-ansible (SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8) 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1 or later.

Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it

Grafana 5.3.1 has XSS via a link on the "Dashboard > All Panels > General" screen. NOTE: this issue exists because of an incomplete fix for CVE-2018-12099.

MediumCVSS 6.1 · v3.1—No exploit Fix available
Published
Jun 2, 2020
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
1.4% · 71th percentile

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Action score

24

Monitor

Low priority for now.

CVSS
24 / 40 · 6.1 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
0 / 30 · 1.4%

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VendorProduct
grafanagrafana

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • grafana grafana5.3.1

Package-level exposure

OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
Gogithub.com/grafana/grafanabefore 6.0.0-beta1+incompatible6.0.0-beta1+incompatible
Gogithub.com/grafana/grafanabefore 6.0.0-beta16.0.0-beta1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ansiblebefore 2.9.14-3.15.12.9.14-3.15.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-ansiblebefore 8.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.18.0+git.1596735237.54109b1-3.77.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-cinderbefore 8.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.18.0+git.1596129856.263f430-3.43.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-glancebefore 8.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.18.0+git.1593631779.76fa9b7-3.24.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-mqbefore 8.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.18.0+git.1593618123.678c32b-3.26.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-novabefore 8.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.18.0+git.1601298847.dd01585-3.42.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8ardana-osconfigbefore 8.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.18.0+git.1595885113.93abcbc-3.49.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-installationbefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-operationsbefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-opsconsolebefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-planningbefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-securitybefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8documentation-hpe-helion-openstack-userbefore 8.20201007-1.29.18.20201007-1.29.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8grafanabefore 6.7.4-4.12.16.7.4-4.12.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8grafana-natel-discrete-panelbefore 0.0.9-3.3.60.0.9-3.3.6
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-cinderbefore 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.211.2.3~dev29-3.28.2
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-cinder-docbefore 11.2.3~dev29-3.28.111.2.3~dev29-3.28.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-monasca-installerbefore 20190923_16.32-3.15.120190923_16.32-3.15.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-neutronbefore 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.211.0.9~dev69-3.37.2
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-neutron-docbefore 11.0.9~dev69-3.37.111.0.9~dev69-3.37.1
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-novabefore 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.216.1.9~dev76-3.39.2
SUSE:HPE Helion OpenStack 8openstack-nova-docbefore 16.1.9~dev76-3.39.116.1.9~dev76-3.39.1

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Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

Product / packageFixed versionSource
Go:github.com/grafana/grafana6.0.0-beta1Package registry (OSV)
Go:github.com/grafana/grafana6.0.0-beta1+incompatiblePackage registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-ansible9.0+git.1596813072.110811d-3.25.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cinder9.0+git.1596129576.0b3d3ce-3.13.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cobbler9.0+git.1588258487.3acf8ad-3.16.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-installer-ui9.0+git.1569535129.ca87ef0-3.13.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-opsconsole-ui9.0+git.1566593422.813e56c-4.13.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-osconfig9.0+git.1597427032.a062830-3.19.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana6.7.4-3.17.1 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana-natel-discrete-panel0.0.9-4.3.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-cinder13.0.10~dev16-3.25.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-dashboard14.1.1~dev7-3.18.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-ironic11.1.5~dev16-3.22.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:openstack-ironic-python-agent3.3.4~dev5-3.16.2 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)

Exploit status

No known public exploit

No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.

No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

Finders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.

No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

No nightly-computed relations.

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

The product’s vendor appears in a public program. Matched by name; verify the scope text in the program.

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • A user must open a link or visit a page.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
low · data can be read
Integrity
low · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
none

Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality impact
Low
Integrity impact
Low
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-79 · Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

User content is inserted into the page as HTML. The browser interprets the content as code rather than data.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-79 class

A representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.

Vulnerable

ts
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;

Fixed

ts
commentEl.textContent = comment.body;

Attack context

MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.

ATT&CK techniques

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Change log

  1. Fix✗ → ✓

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References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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