CVE-2018-12972
CRITICALCVE-2018-12972 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) OS Command Injection vulnerability in net.opentsdb:opentsdb. O3 Security confirms whether CVE-2018-12972 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
OpenTSDB vulnerable to OS Command Injection
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 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for net.opentsdb:opentsdb. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Remediation status
No patched version of net.opentsdb:opentsdb has shipped for CVE-2018-12972 yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether CVE-2018-12972 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to CVE-2018-12972. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2018-12972 in your dependencies?
O3 detects CVE-2018-12972 across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.