CVE-2018-1000816

Grafana XSS Vulnerability

5.4 MediumFix available

Grafana version confirmed for 5.2.4 and 5.3.0 contains a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Influxdb and Graphite query editor that can result in Running arbitrary js code in victims browser.. This attack appear to be exploitable via Authenticated user must click on the input field where the payload was previously inserted..

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: Required

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: Low
Integrity: Low
Availability: None

Exploit likelihood

0.74%Up 0.3 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 5.4

Record: CVE-2018-1000816
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CVSS 2.0: 3.5 LowAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-1000816
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2022-5716 No score

Record: EUVD-2022-5716
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-x5fh-fvvr-892f 5.4

Grafana XSS Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-x5fh-fvvr-892f
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 5.4

Record: CVE-2018-1000816
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-x5fh-fvvr-892f 5.4

Grafana XSS Vulnerability

Record: GHSA-x5fh-fvvr-892f
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Weakness: CWE-79
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000816 5.4

Record: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000816
CVSS 3.0: 5.4 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

grafana

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`github.com/grafana/grafana` Go	before 5.3.2	5.3.2
`grafana` Ubuntu:16.04:LTS	All versions, plus listed versions 2.6.0+dfsg-1	None known

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-1000816 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Grafana, published December 20, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.74%, the 54th percentile. Fixed in github.com/grafana/grafana 5.3.2.