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CVE-2018-19039· NVD / CVE Program· CNA mitre

Grafana before 4.6.5 and 5.x before 5.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by leveraging Editor or Admin permission

Grafana before 4.6.5 and 5.x before 5.3.3 allows remote authenticated users to read arbitrary files by leveraging Editor or Admin permissions.

MediumCVSS 6.5 · v3.0—No exploit Fix available
Published
Dec 13, 2018
Updated
Jun 16, 2026
EPSS
7.3% · 94th percentile
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Action score

28

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Low priority for now.

CVSS
26 / 40 · 6.5 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
2 / 30 · 7.3%

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Affected systems

VendorProduct
grafanagrafana
redhatceph storage
redhatenterprise linux desktop
redhatenterprise linux server
redhatenterprise linux workstation
netappactive iq performance analytics services
netappstoragegrid webscale nas bridge

Affected versions

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

  • grafana grafana5.0.0 and later · before 5.3.3
  • grafana grafanabefore 4.6.5
  • netapp active iq performance analytics servicesall versions
  • netapp storagegrid webscale nas bridgeall versions
  • redhat ceph storage3.0
  • redhat enterprise linux desktop7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux server7.0
  • redhat enterprise linux workstation7.0

Package-level exposure

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

EcosystemPackageAffected rangeFix
openSUSE:Tumbleweedgrafanabefore 7.5.7-1.27.5.7-1.2
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7cephbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-basebefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-commonbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-debuginfobefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-fusebefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-mdsbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-monbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-osdbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-radosgwbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-selinuxbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7ceph-testbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7grafanabefore 0:4.3.2-4.el7cp0:4.3.2-4.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7libcephfs1before 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7libcephfs1-develbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librados2before 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librados2-develbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librbd1before 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librbd1-develbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librgw2before 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7librgw2-develbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7python-cephfsbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7python-radosbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp
Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7python-rbdbefore 2:10.2.10-49.el7cp2:10.2.10-49.el7cp

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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
opensuse:grafana7.5.7-1.2 · openSUSE:TumbleweedPackage registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-base2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-common2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-debuginfo2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-fuse2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-mds2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-radosgw2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:ceph-selinux2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:grafana0:4.3.2-4.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libcephfs12:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:libcephfs1-devel2:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
red hat:librados22:10.2.10-49.el7cp · Red Hat:ceph_storage:2::el7Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-ansible9.0+git.1560211997.7ac9792-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-barbican9.0+git.1559292830.208d258-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cassandra9.0+git.1557220194.6a90deb-3.3.3 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-ceilometer9.0+git.1557219517.7b97993-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cinder9.0+git.1559039284.6fc1d47-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cluster9.0+git.1557219586.7c96a6d-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-cobbler9.0+git.1557219626.b190680-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-db9.0+git.1560868957.42bcb70-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-designate9.0+git.1558588538.9211022-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-glance9.0+git.1559033522.5e5be1c-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:ardana-heat9.0+git.1559036788.b727b53-3.3.5 · SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9Package registry (OSV)
suse:grafana6.2.1-1.3.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12Package 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.
  • A low-privileged account is enough.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
none
Availability
none
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
None
Availability impact
None

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-200 · Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

nvd-primary

Root cause

The extension requests broader permissions than its function needs and sends the data it collects out for purposes beyond its stated function.

The bug in code

The whole CWE-200 class

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

Vulnerable

json
{  "permissions": ["tabs", "<all_urls>"],  "background": { "service_worker": "analytics.js" }}

Fixed

json
{  "permissions": ["activeTab"],  "host_permissions": ["https://yildiz.example/*"]}

Attack context

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

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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