CVE-2021-41174

XSS vulnerability allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution

Published Nov 3, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 6.9 Medium EPSS 85.4% KEV · Not listed
Description
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. In affected versions if an attacker is able to convince a victim to visit a URL referencing a vulnerable page, arbitrary JavaScript content may be executed within the context of the victim's browser. The user visiting the malicious link must be unauthenticated and the link must be for a page that contains the login button in the menu bar. The url has to be crafted to exploit AngularJS rendering and contain the interpolation binding for AngularJS expressions. AngularJS uses double curly braces for interpolation binding: {{ }} ex: {{constructor.constructor(‘alert(1)’)()}}. When the user follows the link and the page renders, the login button will contain the original link with a query parameter to force a redirect to the login page. The URL is not validated and the AngularJS rendering engine will execute the JavaScript expression contained in the URL. Users are advised to upgrade as soon as possible. If for some reason you cannot upgrade, you can use a reverse proxy or similar to block access to block the literal string {{ in the path.

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Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-3j9m-hcv9-rpj8 XSS vulnerability allowing arbitrary JavaScript execution
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 2:59 AM
Reserved
Sep 15, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Nov 3, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:08 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Nov 3, 2021, 12:00 AM