Name: CVE-2020-12458: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-04-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-12458, CWE-732, CVSS 5.5, EPSS 0.0007

An information-disclosure flaw was found in Grafana through 6.7.3. The database directory /var/lib/grafana and database file /var/lib/grafana/grafana.db are world readable. This can result in exposure of sensitive information (e.g., cleartext or encrypted datasource passwords).

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 5.5
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Alma_linux	—	Upgrade grafana-mssqlUpgrade grafana-postgresUpgrade grafanaUpgrade grafana-opentsdbUpgrade grafana-influxdbUpgrade grafana-mysqlUpgrade grafana-lokiUpgrade grafana-graphiteUpgrade grafana-prometheusUpgrade grafana-azure-monitorUpgrade grafana-elasticsearchUpgrade grafana-cloudwatchUpgrade grafana-stackdriver	May 4, 2022	Apr 29, 2020
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade grafana-elasticsearchUpgrade grafana-mssqlUpgrade grafana-cloudwatchUpgrade grafanaUpgrade grafana-lokiUpgrade grafana-influxdbUpgrade grafana-prometheusUpgrade grafana-opentsdbUpgrade grafana-azure-monitorUpgrade grafana-graphiteUpgrade grafana-mysqlUpgrade grafana-debuginfoUpgrade grafana-stackdriverUpgrade grafana-postgres	Nov 5, 2020	Apr 29, 2020
Oracle_linux	—	Upgrade grafana-mssqlUpgrade grafana-stackdriverUpgrade grafana-influxdbUpgrade grafanaUpgrade grafana-lokiUpgrade grafana-azure-monitorUpgrade grafana-cloudwatchUpgrade grafana-graphiteUpgrade grafana-mysqlUpgrade grafana-elasticsearchUpgrade grafana-postgresUpgrade grafana-opentsdbUpgrade grafana-prometheus	Nov 12, 2020	Apr 23, 2020
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade grafana-lokiUpgrade grafana-mysqlUpgrade grafana-postgresUpgrade grafana-mssqlUpgrade grafanaUpgrade grafana-elasticsearchUpgrade grafana-stackdriverUpgrade grafana-cloudwatchUpgrade grafana-influxdbUpgrade grafana-debuginfoUpgrade grafana-graphiteUpgrade grafana-azure-monitorUpgrade grafana-opentsdbUpgrade grafana-prometheus	Nov 5, 2020	Apr 29, 2020
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Apr 29, 2020

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CVSS Details

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