Security readout for executives and security teams
Plain-English summary
Grafana versions before 7.0.0 had a cross-site scripting issue involving OpenTSDB tag values. If an organization used the OpenTSDB datasource, specially crafted data displayed in Grafana could potentially run script in a user's browser. The source bundle does not provide CVSS, affected sub-versions, authentication requirements, or confirmed exploitation.
Executive priority
Treat this as a targeted cleanup item for older Grafana environments, especially where Grafana is broadly accessible. Urgency rises if OpenTSDB is used or dashboards are exposed to many users.
Technical view
CVE-2020-13430 is an XSS flaw in Grafana before 7.0.0 through tag values in the OpenTSDB datasource. The bundle points to Grafana 7.0.0 and PR 24539 as related references, but provides no exploit details, CVSS vector, CWE, or complete affected product matrix.
Likely exposure
Exposure is most likely limited to Grafana deployments older than 7.0.0 that have the OpenTSDB datasource configured or reachable in dashboards/queries.
Exploitation context
The CVE is not listed as KEV in the bundle, and no cited source states active exploitation. Practical exploitability depends on data-source control, user interaction, and Grafana access context, which are not specified.
Researcher notes
The available evidence is sparse: the bundle confirms the vulnerable condition and references a Grafana release, a pull request, and NetApp advisory. It does not establish CVSS severity, exploit maturity, required privileges, or precise downstream product impact.
Mitigation direction
- Upgrade Grafana to 7.0.0 or later where feasible.
- Review Grafana and appliance vendor guidance for supported fixed versions.
- Restrict Grafana access to trusted users and networks.
- Review OpenTSDB datasource usage and retire unused configurations.
Validation and detection
- Inventory Grafana instances and record exact versions.
- Identify instances running versions earlier than 7.0.0.
- Check whether OpenTSDB datasources are configured.
- Review vendor advisories for downstream product exposure.
- Confirm remediation by verifying Grafana reports 7.0.0 or later.
Public sources used
Generated from the cited source records. This long-tail analysis has not been individually reviewed by a named human.
Conservative CVE-to-ATT&CK context
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Open ATT&CK lookup- Severity
- Unknown
- CVSS
- Not scored
- Known Exploited
- No
- Published
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CVSS and timeline data
No CVSS vectors or timeline events were available in the normalized CVE source material.
Source materials
- CVE List V5 sourceCVE List V5
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/releases/tag/v7.0.0CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/grafana/grafana/pull/24539CVE reference · x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200528-0003/CVE reference · x_refsource_CONFIRM
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CWE details
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