CVE-2019-13068 Grafana Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

What is CVE-2019-13068?

CVE-2019-13068 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Grafana Grafana, published on 29 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

public/app/features/panel/panel_ctrl.ts in Grafana before 6.2.5 allows HTML Injection in panel drilldown links (via the Title or url field).

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-13068?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/grafana/grafana. It affects 1 product.

Products include Grafana Grafana.

How do I fix CVE-2019-13068?

Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana to 6.2.5 or later.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2019-13068 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2019-13068 exists.

Public exploit code: 1 Exploit-DB entry.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-7phr-6cc9-4m5q.