CVE-2023-2801
HIGHCVE-2023-2801 is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) CWE-820 vulnerability in github.com/grafana/grafana. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2023-2801 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Grafana Missing Synchronization vulnerability
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Grafana is an open-source platform for monitoring and observability.
Using public dashboards users can query multiple distinct data sources using mixed queries. However such query has a possibility of crashing a Grafana instance.
The only feature that uses mixed queries at the moment is public dashboards, but it's also possible to cause this by calling the query API directly.
This might enable malicious users to crash Grafana instances through that endpoint.
Users may upgrade to version 9.4.12 and 9.5.3 to receive a fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | all versions | 9.4.12 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/grafana/grafana | ≥ 9.5.0&&< 9.5.3 | 9.5.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/grafana/grafana. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/grafana/grafana to 9.4.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2023-2801 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2023-2801 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2023-2801. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2023-2801 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2023-2801 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.