Path Traversal in Grafana Loki

CVE-2021-36156

An issue was discovered in Grafana Loki through 2.2.1. The header value X-Scope-OrgID is used to construct file paths for rules files, and if crafted to conduct directory traversal such as ae ../../sensitive/path/in/deployment pathname, then Loki will attempt to parse a rules file at that location and include some of the contents in the error message.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.015 (71.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

  • cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking)
  • cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-36156?
CVE-2021-36156 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grafana Loki, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2021-08-03.
How severe is CVE-2021-36156?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.