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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-28148

One of the usage insights HTTP API endpoints in Grafana Enterprise 6.x before 6.7.6, 7.x before 7.3.10, and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 is accessible without any authentication. This allows any unauthenticated user to send an unlimited number of requests to the endpoint, leading to a denial of service (DoS) attack against a Grafana Enterprise instance.

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CVE-2021-28148
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1 Nov 2026, 07:43 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-28148

core-osv · Original source

Published 22 Mar 2021, 15:15 UTC

One of the usage insights HTTP API endpoints in Grafana Enterprise 6.x before 6.7.6, 7.x before 7.3.10, and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 is accessible without any authentication. This allows any unauthenticated user to send an unlimited number of requests to the endpoint, leading to a denial of service (DoS) attack against a Grafana Enterprise instance.

osv:CVE-2021-28148
Complete source record
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  "payload": {
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    "summary": "One of the usage insights HTTP API endpoints in Grafana Enterprise 6.x before 6.7.6, 7.x before 7.3.10, and 7.4.x before 7.4.5 is accessible without any authentication. This allows any unauthenticated user to send an unlimited number of requests to the endpoint, leading to a denial of service (DoS) attack against a Grafana Enterprise instance.",
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      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:57.412273741Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://community.grafana.com/t/grafana-enterprise-6-7-6-7-3-10-and-7-4-5-security-update/44724",
        "https://community.grafana.com/t/release-notes-v6-7-x/27119",
        "https://grafana.com/blog/2021/03/18/grafana-6.7.6-7.3.10-and-7.4.5-released-with-important-security-fixes-for-grafana-enterprise/",
        "https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-3-10/",
        "https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/release-notes/release-notes-7-4-5/",
        "https://grafana.com/products/enterprise/",
        "https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210430-0005/",
        "https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2021/03/19/5"
      ],
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 438844,
  "published_at": "2021-03-22T15:15:14.597+00:00"
}