CVE-2023-1410

Grafana Stored Cross-site Scripting in Graphite FunctionDescription tooltip

In the POC we've picked 1 function to have a XSS payload, but a real attacker would of course maximize the likelihood by replacing all of it's descriptions with XSS payloads. As shown above the attacker can now run arbitrary javascript in the browser of the victim. The victim can be any user using the malicious Graphite instance in a query (or while Exploring), including the Organisation Admin. If so, an attacker could include a payload to add them as an admin themselves.

An example would be something like this:

fetch("/api/org/invites", {
  "headers": {
    "content-type": "application/json"
  },
  "body": "{\"name\":\"\",\"email\":\"\",\"role\":\"Admin\",\"sendEmail\":true,\"loginOrEmail\":\"[email protected]\"}",
  "method": "POST",
  "credentials": "include"
});

Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session. Typical impact: session or credential theft, and actions taken as the user.

CVE-2023-1410 has a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, high privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (8.5.22, 9.3.11, 9.4.7, 9.2.15); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Kodem intelligence

1. What is CVE-2023-1410? CVE-2023-1410 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in github.com/grafana/grafana (go), affecting versions >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.22. It is fixed in 8.5.22, 9.3.11, 9.4.7, 9.2.15. Untrusted input is rendered as active markup in a victim's browser, which can run script in their session.
2. How severe is CVE-2023-1410? CVE-2023-1410 has a CVSS score of 6.2 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
3. Which versions of github.com/grafana/grafana are affected by CVE-2023-1410? github.com/grafana/grafana (go) versions >= 8.0.0, < 8.5.22 is affected.
4. Is there a fix for CVE-2023-1410? Yes. CVE-2023-1410 is fixed in 8.5.22, 9.3.11, 9.4.7, 9.2.15. Upgrade to this version or later.
5. Is CVE-2023-1410 exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether CVE-2023-1410 is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
6. What actually determines whether CVE-2023-1410 is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
7. How do I fix CVE-2023-1410?
   • Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana to 8.5.22 or later
   • Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana to 9.3.11 or later
   • Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana to 9.4.7 or later
   • Upgrade github.com/grafana/grafana to 9.2.15 or later