CVE-2020-12459

Description

In certain Red Hat packages for Grafana 6.x through 6.3.6, the configuration files /etc/grafana/grafana.ini and /etc/grafana/ldap.toml (which contain a secret_key and a bind_password) are world readable.

Category

5.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.05%
Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory fedoraproject.org Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/grafana/grafana/issues/8283 vendor advisory
https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2020-12459 third party advisory
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1829724 issue tracking third party advisory
https://src.fedoraproject.org/rpms/grafana/c/fab93d67363eb0a9678d9faf160cc88237f26277 third party advisory patch
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/CTQCKJZZYXMCSHJFZZ3YXEO5NUBANGZS/ vendor advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/WEBCIEVSYIDDCA7FTRS2IFUOYLIQU34A/ vendor advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200518-0004/ third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-12459?
CVE-2020-12459 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-12459?
To fix CVE-2020-12459, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-12459 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-12459 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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