Overview
About vulnerability
An access control vulnerability was discovered in Grafana OSS where an Organization administrator could permanently delete the Server administrator account. This vulnerability exists in the DELETE /api/org/users/ endpoint.
The vulnerability can be exploited when:
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An Organization administrator exists
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The Server administrator is either:
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Not part of any organization, or
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Part of the same organization as the Organization administrator Impact:
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Organization administrators can permanently delete Server administrator accounts
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If the only Server administrator is deleted, the Grafana instance becomes unmanageable
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No super-user permissions remain in the system
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Affects all users, organizations, and teams managed in the instance
The vulnerability is particularly serious as it can lead to a complete loss of administrative control over the Grafana instance.
Details
- Affected product:
- Grafana
- Affected packages:
- github.com/grafana/grafana @ 11.5.0 (+1 more)