CVE-2023-4457Network attack vector

API-key disclosure via unsanitized error messages

Published Oct 16, 2023 · Updated Sep 16, 2024

Information disclosure in Grafana Labs Google Sheets data source before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read its configured API key. The plugin returns Google Sheets API errors without redacting the configured key, placing that credential in error messages. High-privilege Grafana access and a query that produces an API error are required to expose the configured Google Sheets credential.

CVSS severity5.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.39%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Information disclosure in Grafana Labs Google Sheets data source before 1.2.2 allows remote authenticated users to read its configured API key. The plugin returns Google Sheets API errors without redacting the configured key, placing that credential in error messages. High-privilege Grafana access and a query that produces an API error are required to expose the configured Google Sheets credential.

The record

CVE
CVE-2023-4457
Published
Oct 16, 2023
Updated
Sep 16, 2024
Vendor
Grafana Labs
Product
Google Sheets data source
Classifications
CWE-209, T1552
Attack vector
network
Privileges
admin

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Oct 16, 2023CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Sep 16, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=0.9.0 <1.2.2

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesadmin

What is affected?

Grafana Labs · Google Sheets data sourceversion=0.9.0 <1.2.2

Published CVSS scores

5.5Grafana LabsCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Sep 9, 2026Sep 15, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 15, 2026
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Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesadmin
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-209Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
T1552Unsecured Credentials

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