CVE-2024-1442: User with permissions to create a data source can CRUD all data sources

Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2024-03-07 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-269

Description

A user with the permissions to create a data source can use Grafana API to create a data source with UID set to *. Doing this will grant the user access to read, query, edit and delete all data sources within the organization.

Affected products

Grafana: from 8.5.0 before 9.5.7; from 10.0.0 before 10.0.12; from 10.1.0 before 10.1.8; from 10.2.0 before 10.2.5; from 10.3.0 before 10.3.4 — fixed in 10.0.12, 10.1.8, 10.2.5, 10.3.4, 9.5.7

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Grafana 10.0.12, 10.1.8, 10.2.5, 10.3.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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