CVE-2019-15635

grafana: passwords for data sources are not encrypted

Published Sep 23, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 4.9 Medium EPSS 1.9% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in Grafana 5.4.0. Passwords for data sources used by Grafana (e.g., MySQL) are not encrypted. An admin user can reveal passwords for any data source by pressing the "Save and test" button within a data source's settings menu. When watching the transaction with Burp Proxy, the password for the data source is revealed and sent to the server. From a browser, a prompt to save the credentials is generated, and the password can be revealed by simply checking the "Show password" box.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

Sign in to view the affected projects.

Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-6588 An issue was discovered in Grafana 5.4.0. Passwords for data sources used by Grafana (e.g., MySQL) are not encrypted. An admin user can reveal passwords for any data source by pressing the "Save and test" button within a data source's settings menu. When watching the transaction with Burp Proxy, the password for the data source is revealed and sent to the server. From a browser, a prompt to save the credentials is generated, and the password can be revealed by simply checking the "Show password" box.
History

No history.

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 5, 2024, 12:56 AM
Reserved
Aug 26, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 23, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:20 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 20, 2019, 12:00 AM