CVE-2021-43798 PoC — Grafana path traversal

Source

https://github.com/sazzad1337/Grafana-CVE-2021-43798

Associated Vulnerability

Title:Grafana path traversal (CVE-2021-43798)
Description:Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. Grafana versions 8.0.0-beta1 through 8.3.0 (except for patched versions) iss vulnerable to directory traversal, allowing access to local files. The vulnerable URL path is: `<grafana_host_url>/public/plugins//`, where is the plugin ID for any installed plugin. At no time has Grafana Cloud been vulnerable. Users are advised to upgrade to patched versions 8.0.7, 8.1.8, 8.2.7, or 8.3.1. The GitHub Security Advisory contains more information about vulnerable URL paths, mitigation, and the disclosure timeline.

Description

Python implementation of a tool for decrypting and encrypting sensitive data in Grafana, specifically addressing the vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2021-43798. Grafana encrypts all data source passwords using the AES algorithm with the secret_key found in the defaults.ini configuration file.

Readme

# Grafana-CVE-2021-43798
Python implementation of a tool for decrypting and encrypting sensitive data in Grafana, specifically addressing the vulnerabilities associated with CVE-2021-43798. Grafana encrypts all data source passwords using the AES algorithm with the secret_key found in the defaults.ini configuration file.

### Screenshots
![   ](https://i.imgur.com/Zc68pLn.png)

### Install Dependencies
```bash
pip install cryptography

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