CVE-2024-9264: A Critical Vulnerability in Grafana : Vulnerability Analysis and Exploitation

Category	Details
Threat Actors	Nation-state Actors, Cybercriminals, and Insiders exploiting CVE-2024-9264.
Campaign Overview	CVE-2024-9264 enables low-privilege users to execute arbitrary SQL commands, leading to potential code execution, file access, and system compromise. Threat actors actively share exploits in underground forums.
Target Regions	Global, with emphasis on the U.S., Brazil, China, and France.
Methodology	Exploiting improper sanitization in Grafana’s SQL Expressions feature to inject SQL commands, execute arbitrary code, or access sensitive files without user interaction.
Product Targeted	Grafana (versions earlier than 11.0.5, 11.1.6, and 11.2.1).
Malware Reference	No specific malware; exploitation through SQL injection in Grafana’s SQL Expressions feature, particularly via the read_csv_auto() function.
Tools Used	– Proof-of-concept exploit tools. – SQL injection techniques. – Grafana’s SQL Expressions feature integrated with DuckDB CLI.
Vulnerabilities Exploited	CVE-2024-9264 (CVSS 9.4, critical), leading to arbitrary code execution and unauthorized file access.
TTPs	– Initial Access (T1190): Exploiting SQL injection. – Privilege Escalation (T1068): Arbitrary code execution. – Collection (T1005): Access to sensitive system files like /etc/passwd.
Attribution	No specific actor confirmed, but linked to nation-state and cybercriminal activities.
Recommendations	– Update to Grafana versions 11.0.5, 11.1.6, or 11.2.1 immediately. – Exclude/remove DuckDB executable if patching isn’t possible. – Monitor for unusual SQL queries. – Strengthen access controls and implement segmentation.
Source	CYFIRMA

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