CVE-2022-23498
When query caching is enabled in Grafana users can query another users session
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
When query caching is enabled in Grafana users can query another users session
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
CVE-2022-23498- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
EUVDEUVD-2022-28551
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
EUVD-2022-28551- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-03
NVD
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
CVE-2022-23498- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-04
OSV
When query caching is enabled in Grafana users can query another users session
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
CVE-2022-23498- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2022-23498
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2022-23498- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-grafana-2022-23498No score
When query caching is enabled in Grafana users can query another users session
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability. When datasource query caching is enabled, Grafana caches all headers, including grafana_session. As a result, any user that queries a datasource where the caching is enabled can acquire another user’s session. To mitigate the vulnerability you can disable datasource query caching for all datasources. This issue has been patched in versions 9.2.10 and 9.3.4.
- Record
BIT-grafana-2022-23498- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-23498 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Grafana, published February 3, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.13%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in grafana 9.2.10.