CVE-2025-6023
HighGrafana is vulnerable to XSS attacks through open redirects and path traversal
Published Jul 18, 2025 · Updated Sep 10, 2026 · Also known as BIT-grafana-2025-6023, GHSA-vqph-p5vc-g644, GO-2025-3817, UBUNTU-CVE-2025-6023
Key Facts
Patch immediately- CVE-2025-6023 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.6 v3.1) affecting grafana-fips-12.0 (chainguard), grafana-fips-12.1 (chainguard), grafana-fips-13.1 (chainguard) and 22 more products.
- It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog. No public exploit code is known.
- EPSS estimates a 53% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
- Fixed versions are available, including dracut-saltboot 1.0.0-150000.1.62.1, dracut-saltboot 1.0.0-150002.3.3.1, github.com/grafana/grafana 1.9.2-0.20250521205822-0ba0b99665a9.
- Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
CVSS v3.1
7.6
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)
53%
Higher than 98.9% of all scored CVEs
Exploited in the wild
No known
Not in a known-exploited catalog
Public exploit code
None known
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Description
An open redirect vulnerability has been identified in Grafana OSS that can be exploited to achieve XSS attacks. The vulnerability was introduced in Grafana v11.5.0.
The open redirect can be chained with path traversal vulnerabilities to achieve XSS.
Fixed in versions 12.0.2+security-01, 11.6.3+security-01, 11.5.6+security-01, 11.4.6+security-01 and 11.3.8+security-01
Affected Products
79 affected entries in total| Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| grafana-fips-12.0chainguard | See advisory | 12.0.10-r6 |
| grafana-fips-12.1chainguard | See advisory | 12.1.10.01-r3 |
| grafana-fips-13.1chainguard | See advisory | 13.1.0-r0 |
| grafana-11.4minimos | See advisory | 11.4.6-r0 |
| grafana-11.5minimos | See advisory | 11.5.6-r0 |
Patched Releases
dracut-saltboot
1.0.0-150000.1.62.1, 1.0.0-150002.3.3.1
github.com/grafana/grafana
1.9.2-0.20250521205822-0ba0b99665a9
golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager
0.28.1-1.34.1, 0.28.1-120002.4.3.2, 0.28.1-150002.4.3.3
govulncheck-vulndb
0.0.20250730T213748-1.1
Grafana
11.5.10-1.87.1, 11.5.10-150000.1.87.1, 11.5.10-150200.3.80.1, 11.5.7-120002.4.3.2, 11.5.7-150002.4.3.3, 11.6.11-bp160.1.1, 11.6.3, 11.6.3+security01-1.1, 12.0.2, 11.3.8+security-01, 11.4.6+security-01, 11.5.6+security-01, 11.6.3+security-01, 12.0.2+security-01
grafana-11.4
11.4.6-r0
grafana-11.5
11.5.6-r0
grafana-11.6
11.6.3-r0
grafana-12.0
12.0.2-r0
grafana-fips-12.0
12.0.10-r6
grafana-fips-12.1
12.1.10.01-r3
grafana-fips-12.4
12.4.4-r0
grafana-fips-13.1
13.1.0-r0
mgr-push
5.0.3-1.30.3, 5.0.3-150000.1.30.1, 5.1.4-120002.3.3.3, 5.1.4-150002.3.3.3
mgrctl
0.1.37-1.27.1, 0.1.37-150000.1.27.1, 5.1.20-150002.3.3.3
mgrctl-bash-completion
0.1.37-1.27.1, 0.1.37-150000.1.27.1, 5.1.20-150002.3.3.3
mgrctl-lang
0.1.37-150000.1.27.1, 5.1.20-150002.3.3.3
mgrctl-zsh-completion
0.1.37-1.27.1, 0.1.37-150000.1.27.1, 5.1.20-150002.3.3.3
Multi-Linux-ManagerTools-SLE-release
12-120002.1.3.2
Multi-Linux-ManagerTools-SLE-release-POOL
12-120002.1.3.2
python-defusedxml
0.6.0-120002.1.3.1
python2-mgr-push
5.0.3-1.30.3, 5.1.4-120002.3.3.3
python2-rhnlib
5.0.6-21.55.1, 5.1.3-120002.3.3.1
python2-spacewalk-client-tools
5.1.7-120002.3.3.2
python3-defusedxml
0.7.1-150002.1.3.2
Timeline
Publicly disclosed
Jul 18, 2025
Last updated
Sep 10, 2026
Weakness Type
- CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
- CWE-601 URL Redirection to Untrusted Site ('Open Redirect')
References
- advisoryGHSA advisory
- advisoryhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-6023
- advisoryhttps://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2025-6023
- advisoryhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-6023
- articlehttps://github.com/grafana/grafana
FAQ
Common Questions.
An open redirect vulnerability has been identified in Grafana OSS that can be exploited to achieve XSS attacks.
Affected: grafana-fips-12.0 (chainguard); grafana-fips-12.1 (chainguard); grafana-fips-13.1 (chainguard), among others. The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is not listed in any known-exploited vulnerabilities catalog.
No, it is not currently listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.
No public exploit code is known.
Fixed versions are available, including dracut-saltboot 1.0.0-150000.1.62.1, dracut-saltboot 1.0.0-150002.3.3.1, github.com/grafana/grafana 1.9.2-0.20250521205822-0ba0b99665a9.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is very likely to be exploited soon.
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