Name: CVE-2018-15727: Improper Authentication
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2018-08-29T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2018-15727, CWE-287, Metasploit Module, CVSS 9.8, EPSS 0.80081

Grafana 2.x, 3.x, and 4.x before 4.6.4 and 5.x before 5.2.3 allows authentication bypass because an attacker can generate a valid "remember me" cookie knowing only a username of an LDAP or OAuth user.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 9.8
CVSS 3.0 Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Centos_linux	—	Upgrade grafana	Mar 6, 2020	Aug 29, 2018
Redhat_linux	—	Upgrade grafana	Mar 6, 2020	Aug 29, 2018
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 29, 2018

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CVSS Details

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