Security Digest · Vulnerability record
CVE-2024-8986: Grafana plugin SDK Information Leakage
The grafana plugin SDK bundles build metadata into the binaries it compiles; this metadata includes the repository URI for the plugin being built, as retrieved by running git remote get-url origin.
CVSS 9.1 Critical EPSS 0.5% · p43
Should you act?
Critical and remotely reachable
No known exploitation yet, but it is network-reachable without credentials. This signal is computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS data; it is not an editorial verdict.
- No confirmed exploitation. It is not in CISA’s KEV catalog and CISA’s SSVC assessment records no known exploitation. That can change quickly after a public write-up; re-check if you are affected.
- EPSS 0.5%, percentile 43: FIRST’s model estimates a 0.5% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 43% of all scored CVEs (low). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Remotely reachable with no login and no user interaction. If the vulnerable service is exposed to the internet, prioritize it.
- Only applies if your dependency tree includes
github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go(Go) <= 0.249.0, fixed in 0.250.0. Check your lockfile, including transitive dependencies.
What it is
The grafana plugin SDK bundles build metadata into the binaries it compiles; this metadata includes the repository URI for the plugin being built, as retrieved by running git remote get-url origin. If credentials are included in the repository URI (for instance, to allow for fetching of private dependencies), the final binary will contain the full URI, including said credentials.
From the GitHub advisory
The grafana plugin SDK bundles build metadata into the binaries it compiles; this metadata includes the repository URI for the plugin being built, as retrieved by running git remote get-url origin.
If credentials are included in the repository URI (for instance, to allow for fetching of private dependencies), the final binary will contain the full URI, including said credentials.
Weakness type: CWE-522.
Product: github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go (Go) · Assigned by: GRAFANA · Published: 2024-09-19
Affected and fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable | First fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/grafana/grafana-plugin-sdk-go | <= 0.249.0 | 0.250.0 |
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions (per CVE record) |
|---|---|---|
| grafana-plugin-sdk-go | Grafana Plugin SDK | 0.106.0 <= 0.249.0 |
Severity scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| GRAFANA | 4.0 | 9.1 Critical | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/AU:Y/R:U/RE:L |
| GitHub | 4.0 | 9.1 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:Y/R:U/V:X/RE:L/U:X |
- Attack vector: network (remotely reachable)
- Attack complexity: low
- Attack requirements: present (depends on deployment conditions)
- Privileges required: none (no login)
- User interaction: none
CVSS measures how bad a flaw is if exploited, not how likely exploitation is. Read it next to the exploitation data below.
Exploitation and urgency
- CISA KEV: not listed (no confirmed in-the-wild exploitation known to CISA).
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation none, automatable no, technical impact partial.
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 0.52% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 43.
Timeline
- — CVE record last updated
- — CVE record published by GRAFANA
- — GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-xxxw-3j6h-q7h6 published (critical)
Sources and references
Original sources first. Version and fix details should always be confirmed against the vendor or project advisory.
Vulnerability records
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-xxxw-3j6h-q7h6 github.com
- CVE.org record CVE-2024-8986 cve.org
- NVD entry CVE-2024-8986 nvd.nist.gov
Other references from the CVE record and advisory
- grafana.com grafana.com
- github.com github.com
- pkg.go.dev pkg.go.dev