# CVE-2019-13068: Grafana Cross-site Scripting vulnerability

> Attackers can inject HTML into Grafana panel drilldown links, potentially executing scripts and compromising user sessions.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 29 Jun 2019
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-7phr-6cc9-4m5q

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## 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.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/grafana/grafana` | Go | All versions | 6.2.5 |
| `github.com/grafana/grafana` | Go | All versions | 6.2.5 |

Products: Grafana Grafana.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-13068?

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

## 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:

- Grafana <=6.2.4 - HTML Injection (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in Grafana Grafana

- [CVE-2021-43798](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-43798/): Grafana Path Traversal (high 7.5, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-41115](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-41115/): Incorrect privilege assignment (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2022-39328](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-39328/): Grafana vulnerable to race condition allowing privilege escalation (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-28660](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-28660/): Auth bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2022-26148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-26148/): Information disclosure in n/a (critical 9.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-13068 and fix it if it is affected.

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

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.5
- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 6.2.5

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13068/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13068/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-13068
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-13068
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-13068

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-13068/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.