CVE-2022-35957

Authentication Bypass in Grafana via auth proxy allowing escalation from admin to server admin

Published Sep 20, 2022 CVSS 3.1 · 6.6 Medium EPSS 1.6% KEV · Not listed
Description
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Versions prior to 9.1.6 and 8.5.13 are vulnerable to an escalation from admin to server admin when auth proxy is used, allowing an admin to take over the server admin account and gain full control of the grafana instance. All installations should be upgraded as soon as possible. As a workaround deactivate auth proxy following the instructions at: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/auth-proxy/

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-1599 Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Versions prior to 9.1.6 and 8.5.13 are vulnerable to an escalation from admin to server admin when auth proxy is used, allowing an admin to take over the server admin account and gain full control of the grafana instance. All installations should be upgraded as soon as possible. As a workaround deactivate auth proxy following the instructions at: https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/setup-grafana/configure-security/configure-authentication/auth-proxy/
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-ff5c-938w-8c9q Grafana Escalation from admin to server admin when auth proxy is used
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jan 28, 2026, 4:55 AM
Reserved
Jul 15, 2022, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Sep 20, 2022, 11:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:52 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Sep 20, 2022, 12:00 AM