# CVE-2024-8986: Information Leakage in grafana-plugin-sdk-go

> Developers using the Grafana Plugin SDK may inadvertently leak repository credentials in compiled binaries if the git remote URL contains them.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Updated:** 19 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxxw-3j6h-q7h6, GO-2024-3140

## What is CVE-2024-8986?

CVE-2024-8986 is a critical vulnerability in grafana-plugin-sdk-go Grafana Plugin SDK, published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

The grafana plugin SDK bundles build metadata into the binaries it compiles; this metadata includes the repository URI for the plugin being built, as retrieved by running `git remote get-url origin`.
 
If credentials are included in the repository URI (for instance, to allow for fetching of private dependencies), the final binary will contain the full URI, including said credentials.

Weakness: CWE-522 (Insufficiently Protected Credentials)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-8986?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go.


| Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| `github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go` | Go | All versions | 0.250.0 |
| `github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go` | Go | All versions | 0.250.0 |
| `github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go` | Go | All versions | 0.250.0 |

## How do I fix CVE-2024-8986?

Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go to 0.250.0 or later.

## Is CVE-2024-8986 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-8986 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2024-8986 is a critical vulnerability in grafana-plugin-sdk-go Grafana Plugin SDK, published on 19 Sep 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-8986 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected packages and fixed versions:
- github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.250.0
- github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.250.0
- github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go (Go): affected all versions; fixed in 0.250.0

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-2024-8986/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8986/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-8986
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-8986
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-8986

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-8986/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.