Is it a security concern that the /metrics endpoint of the Grafana UI is accessible without authentication?

Solution Verified - Updated -

Issue

  • If the Grafana route is appended with the /metrics endpoint, then the raw HTML page opens up with updating resources data if the page is refreshed.
  • Is this a security concern and is any critical data being exposed without authentication?

Environment

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform
    • v3.x
    • v4.1.x - v4.8.1

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