Red Hat Security Advisory: grafana security update
Grafana is an open source, feature rich metrics dashboard and graph editor for Graphite, InfluxDB & OpenTSDB. Security Fix(es): * net/http: Request smuggling due to acceptance of invalid chunked data in net/http (CVE-2025-22871) * grafana: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Grafana via Custom Frontend Plugins and Open Redirect (CVE-2025-4123) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This advisory covers two security issues in Grafana as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. CVE-2025-22871 is a request smuggling vulnerability in the net/http package caused by acceptance of invalid chunked data, which could allow an attacker to interfere with HTTP request processing. CVE-2025-4123 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grafana that arises through custom frontend plugins and an open redirect flaw, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser. Red Hat has released updated Grafana packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
If exploited, CVE-2025-22871 could allow an attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling, potentially leading to unauthorized request manipulation. CVE-2025-4123 could enable attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks via malicious custom frontend plugins or open redirect vectors, potentially compromising user sessions or executing arbitrary scripts. The advisory rates the overall security impact as important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Grafana packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8665 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Red Hat Security Advisory: grafana security update
Observed in the wild — via OffSeq Mirage
Description
Grafana is an open source, feature rich metrics dashboard and graph editor for Graphite, InfluxDB & OpenTSDB. Security Fix(es): * net/http: Request smuggling due to acceptance of invalid chunked data in net/http (CVE-2025-22871) * grafana: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Grafana via Custom Frontend Plugins and Open Redirect (CVE-2025-4123) For more details about the security issue(s), including the impact, a CVSS score, acknowledgments, and other related information, refer to the CVE page(s) listed in the References section.
Affected software
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This advisory covers two security issues in Grafana as packaged for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 EUS. CVE-2025-22871 is a request smuggling vulnerability in the net/http package caused by acceptance of invalid chunked data, which could allow an attacker to interfere with HTTP request processing. CVE-2025-4123 is a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Grafana that arises through custom frontend plugins and an open redirect flaw, potentially enabling attackers to execute arbitrary scripts in the context of the victim's browser. Red Hat has released updated Grafana packages to address these issues.
Potential Impact
If exploited, CVE-2025-22871 could allow an attacker to perform HTTP request smuggling, potentially leading to unauthorized request manipulation. CVE-2025-4123 could enable attackers to conduct cross-site scripting attacks via malicious custom frontend plugins or open redirect vectors, potentially compromising user sessions or executing arbitrary scripts. The advisory rates the overall security impact as important (high severity). There are no known exploits in the wild at the time of the advisory.
Mitigation Recommendations
Red Hat has released updated Grafana packages for Red Hat Enterprise Linux 9.4 Extended Update Support that fix these vulnerabilities. Users should apply the available security update as described in the Red Hat advisory RHSA-2025:8665 and the referenced update article (https://access.redhat.com/articles/11258). No additional mitigation steps are indicated beyond applying the official update.
Technical Details
- Gcve Source
- db.gcve.eu
- Csaf Category
- csaf_security_advisory
- Csaf Version
- 2.0
- Publisher
- Red Hat Product Security
- Advisory Id
- RHSA-2025:8665
- Cve Count
- 2
- Additional Cves
- ["CVE-2025-22871"]
Threat ID: 6a18be67e29bf47b503872b8
Added to database: 05/28/2026, 22:15:03 UTC
Last enriched: 08/17/2026, 19:00:17 UTC
Last updated: 09/10/2026, 19:24:56 UTC
Views: 72
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