CVE-2023-1410: Stored XSS in Graphite FunctionDescription tooltip
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 19/100)
- 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: 0.95% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 61.5% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. Administrator privileges are required. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: Grafana Grafana 8.5.22, 9.2.15, 9.3.11; Grafana Grafana Enterprise 8.5.22, 9.2.15, 9.3.11.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to Grafana Grafana 8.5.22, 9.2.15, 9.3.11; Grafana Grafana Enterprise 8.5.22, 9.2.15, 9.3.11 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
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana had a stored XSS vulnerability in the Graphite FunctionDescription tooltip. The stored XSS vulnerability was possible due the value of the Function Description was not properly sanitized. An attacker needs to have control over the Graphite data source in order to manipulate a function description and a Grafana admin needs to configure the data source, later a Grafana user needs to select a tampered function and hover over the description. Users may upgrade to version 8.5.22, 9.2.15 and 9.3.11 to receive a fix.
- Published
- Mar 23, 2023
- Updated
- Jun 17, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.9% · 61th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-79
Report tools
Action score
19
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 19 / 40 · 4.8 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.9%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- proof of concept
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- 4.8
- CNA · GRAFANA
- 6.2
- 1.4 point gap
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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What does it mean in your environment?
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Is your version affected?
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| grafana | grafana | cpe:2.3:a:grafana:grafana |
Limit the impact of XSS
This is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. A well-configured Content-Security-Policy doesn't fix it, but greatly reduces its impact. Check your site's CSP and other security headers for free.
Check security headersAffected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- grafana grafana8.0.0 and later · before 8.5.22
- grafana grafana9.2.0 and later · before 9.2.15
- grafana grafanaafter 9.3.0 · before 9.3.11
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GRAFANA). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Grafana Grafana
- 8.0.0 and later · before 8.5.22affected · semver
- 9.0.0 and later · before 9.2.15affected · semver
- 9.3.0 and later · before 9.3.11affected · semver
Grafana Grafana Enterprise
- 8.0.0 and later · before 8.5.22affected · semver
- 9.0.0 and later · before 9.2.15affected · semver
- 9.3.0 and later · before 9.3.11affected · semver
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | from 8.0.0 · before 8.5.22 | 8.5.22 |
| Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | from 9.0.0 · before 9.2.15 | 9.2.15 |
| Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | from 9.3.0 · before 9.3.11 | 9.3.11 |
| Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | from 9.4.0 · before 9.4.7 | 9.4.7 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | bind | before 9.16.6-150000.12.65.1 | 9.16.6-150000.12.65.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | dracut-saltboot | before 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 | 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | grafana | before 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 | 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | grafana | before 9.5.1-150200.3.41.3 | 9.5.1-150200.3.41.3 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | spacecmd | before 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 | 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 |
| openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | wire | before 0.5.0-150000.1.12.3 | 0.5.0-150000.1.12.3 |
| openSUSE:Tumbleweed | grafana | before 9.4.7-1.1 | 9.4.7-1.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | grafana | before 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 | 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 |
| SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | grafana | before 9.5.1-150200.3.41.3 | 9.5.1-150200.3.41.3 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | grafana | before 9.5.1-1.48.1 | 9.5.1-1.48.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | grafana | before 8.5.22-1.45.1 | 8.5.22-1.45.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | mgr-daemon | before 4.3.7-1.41.1 | 4.3.7-1.41.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | spacecmd | before 4.3.21-38.121.1 | 4.3.21-38.121.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | uyuni-common-libs | before 4.3.8-1.33.1 | 4.3.8-1.33.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | zypp-plugin-spacewalk | before 1.0.14-30.42.1 | 1.0.14-30.42.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | dracut-saltboot | before 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 | 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | grafana | before 8.5.22-150000.1.45.1 | 8.5.22-150000.1.45.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | grafana | before 9.5.1-150000.1.48.5 | 9.5.1-150000.1.48.5 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | mgr-daemon | before 4.3.7-150000.1.41.1 | 4.3.7-150000.1.41.1 |
| SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | spacecmd | before 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 | 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 |
+3
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Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-0507Mar 1, 2023 · Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability.26Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2023-22462Mar 1, 2023 · Stored XSS in Grafana Text plugin21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2023-1387Apr 26, 2023 · Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability.30Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| Grafana Grafana | 8.5.22 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Grafana Grafana | 9.2.15 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Grafana Grafana | 9.3.11 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Grafana Grafana Enterprise | 8.5.22 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Grafana Grafana Enterprise | 9.2.15 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Grafana Grafana Enterprise | 9.3.11 | Vendor (CNA) |
| Go:github.com/grafana/grafana | 8.5.22 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/grafana/grafana | 9.2.15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/grafana/grafana | 9.3.11 | Package registry (OSV) |
| Go:github.com/grafana/grafana | 9.4.7 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:bind | 9.16.6-150000.12.65.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:dracut-saltboot | 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:grafana | 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:spacecmd | 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| opensuse:wire | 0.5.0-150000.1.12.3 · openSUSE:Leap 15.4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:bind | 9.16.6-150000.12.65.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools for SLE Micro 5 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:dracut-saltboot | 0.1.1681904360.84ef141-150000.1.50.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:grafana | 8.5.22-1.45.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 12 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:grafana | 8.5.22-150200.3.38.1 · SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Package Hub 15 SP4 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:mgr-daemon | 4.3.7-150000.1.41.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:spacecmd | 4.3.21-150000.3.98.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:uyuni-common-libs | 4.3.8-150000.1.33.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | Package registry (OSV) |
| suse:zypp-plugin-spacewalk | 1.0.14-150000.3.35.1 · SUSE:Manager Client Tools 15 | Package 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.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
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 researchersFinders, 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
- Grafana Labs - Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)Intigriti · disclosure only (VDP) · grafana/grafana
- Grafana Labs - Vulnerability Disclosure Program (VDP)Intigriti · disclosure only (VDP)
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.
- Administrator privileges are 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
- High
- 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:H/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 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
commentEl.innerHTML = comment.body;Fixed
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.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
ATT&CK techniques
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Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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