CVE-2018-12972 — opentsdb
CRITICALCVE-2018-12972 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in net.opentsdb:opentsdb. The records list no fixed version yet; check the vendor advisory below and apply the mitigations in the meantime.
OpenTSDB vulnerable to OS Command Injection
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
net.opentsdb:opentsdbReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An issue was discovered in OpenTSDB 2.3.0. Many parameters to the /q URI can execute commands, including o, key, style, and yrange and y2range and their JSON input.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | net.opentsdb:opentsdb | all versions | No fix |
Affected Products
opentsdbopentsdbDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.opentsdb:opentsdb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
The records we use list no patched version of net.opentsdb:opentsdb for CVE-2018-12972. Check the maintainer's advisory, and where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range.
Mitigate without a patch
Stop passing untrusted input into the interpreter or shell: call the affected binary with an argument array rather than a composed command string, reject anything outside a strict allowlist of expected values, and run the component under an account that cannot reach beyond the work it legitimately does.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-12972 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.