{"id":"CVE-2023-36812","aliases":["EUVD-2023-1721","GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw"],"status":"published","title":"Remote Code Execution in OpenTSDB","description":"OpenTSDB is a open source, distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). OpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration. This issue has been patched in  commit `07c4641471c` and further refined in commit `fa88d3e4b`. These patches are available in the `2.4.2` release. Users are advised to upgrade. User unable to upgrade may disable Gunuplot via the config option`tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files `mygnuplot.bat` and `mygnuplot.sh`.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-10","score":0.16501,"percentile":0.97016,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":true,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-74"],"published":"2023-06-30T22:58:33Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:38:44Z","exploits":[{"source":"metasploit","id":"exploit/linux/http/opentsdb_key_cmd_injection","title":"OpenTSDB 2.4.1 unauthenticated command injection","type":"exploit","platform":"Linux","date":"2023-07-01","verified":true,"url":"https://www.rapid7.com/db/modules/exploit/linux/http/opentsdb_key_cmd_injection"},{"source":"pocgithub","id":"ErikWynter/opentsdb_key_cmd_injection","title":"ErikWynter/opentsdb_key_cmd_injection","date":"2023-09-07","url":"https://github.com/ErikWynter/opentsdb_key_cmd_injection"}],"fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"net.opentsdb:opentsdb","fixed_in":["2.4.2"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"net.opentsdb:opentsdb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"last_affected":"2.4.1"},{"fixed":"2.4.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"net.opentsdb:opentsdb","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.4.2"}]}],"versions":["2.1.3","2.2.0","2.2.0RC1","2.2.1","2.2.2","2.3.0","2.3.0-RC1","2.3.0-RC2","2.3.1","2.3.2","2.4.0","2.4.0RC1","2.4.1"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"opentsdb","product":"opentsdb"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/security/advisories/GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Patch","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/fa88d3e4b5369f9fb73da384fab0b23e246309ba","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","fix","web"]},{"url":"http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174570/OpenTSDB-2.4.1-Unauthenticated-Command-Injection.html","tags":["x_transferred","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-36812","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/36xxx/CVE-2023-36812.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2023-36812","title":"Remote Code Execution in OpenTSDB","description":"OpenTSDB is a open source, distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). OpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration. This issue has been patched in  commit `07c4641471c` and further refined in commit `fa88d3e4b`. These patches are available in the `2.4.2` release. Users are advised to upgrade. User unable to upgrade may disable Gunuplot via the config option`tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files `mygnuplot.bat` and `mygnuplot.sh`.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T22:58:33.603Z","modified":"2025-02-13T16:56:26.038Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:35:27.810438Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2023-1721","description":"OpenTSDB is a open source, distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). OpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration. This issue has been patched in  commit `07c4641471c` and further refined in commit `fa88d3e4b`. These patches are available in the `2.4.2` release. Users are advised to upgrade. User unable to upgrade may disable Gunuplot via the config option`tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files `mygnuplot.bat` and `mygnuplot.sh`.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T22:58:33Z","modified":"2025-02-13T16:56:26Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-03T00:03:50.021705Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw","title":"Remote Code Execution for 2.4.1 and earlier","description":"### Impact\nOpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in [07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9](https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9) and further refined in https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/fa88d3e4b5369f9fb73da384fab0b23e246309ba\n\n### Workarounds\nDisable Gunuplot via `tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/blob/master/src/mygnuplot.bat and https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/blob/master/src/mygnuplot.sh.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T22:58:41Z","modified":"2023-11-10T05:04:12Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:37:19.438667Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2023-36812","description":"OpenTSDB is a open source, distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). 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User unable to upgrade may disable Gunuplot via the config option`tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files `mygnuplot.bat` and `mygnuplot.sh`.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T23:15:10.287Z","modified":"2026-06-17T06:07:07.727Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:08:14.715708Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2023-36812","title":"Remote Code Execution in OpenTSDB","description":"OpenTSDB is a open source, distributed, scalable Time Series Database (TSDB). OpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration. This issue has been patched in  commit `07c4641471c` and further refined in commit `fa88d3e4b`. These patches are available in the `2.4.2` release. Users are advised to upgrade. User unable to upgrade may disable Gunuplot via the config option`tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files `mygnuplot.bat` and `mygnuplot.sh`.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T22:58:33.603Z","modified":"2026-10-28T10:38:44.684762968Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:32.510144Z"},{"id":"GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw","title":"Remote Code Execution for 2.4.1 and earlier","description":"### Impact\nOpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration.\n\n### Patches\nPatched in [07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9](https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9) and further refined in https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/fa88d3e4b5369f9fb73da384fab0b23e246309ba\n\n### Workarounds\nDisable Gunuplot via `tsd.core.enable_ui = true` and remove the shell files https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/blob/master/src/mygnuplot.bat and https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/blob/master/src/mygnuplot.sh.","status":"published","published":"2023-06-30T22:58:41Z","modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:02.124887809Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":9.8,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","level":"critical"}],"cwes":["CWE-74"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:40.657155Z"}]}}