# CVE-2020-12459: GO-2024-2519 - Grafana world readable configuration files in github.com/grafana/grafana

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2020-12459-grafana-world-readable-configuration-files  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-07-02  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2020-12459 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-07-02

Grafana world readable configuration files in github.com/grafana/grafana

Technologies: [github.com/grafana/grafana (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-grafana-grafana). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2020-12459 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2020-12459 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2020-12459?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 2 July 2024.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=6.0.0-beta1,fixed=7.2.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2020-12459?** Yes. github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): upgrade to 7.2.1 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2020-12459?** Check whether you run github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go): upgrade to 7.2.1 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/grafana/grafana@v7.2.1
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/grafana/grafana (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0, SEMVER:introduced=6.0.0-beta1,fixed=7.2.1

## Identifiers

- CVE-2020-12459
- GHSA-m25m-5778-fm22
- GO-2024-2519

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