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CVE-2023-36812 — Vulnerability in net.opentsdb:opentsdb — CVE Details

CRITICAL

Remote Code Execution for 2.4.1 and earlier

Published June 30, 2023Updated September 10, 2026Source: osv

Summary

### Impact OpenTSDB is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution vulnerability by writing user-controlled input to Gnuplot configuration file and running Gnuplot with the generated configuration. ### Patches Patched in [07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9](https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/07c4641471c6f5c2ab5aab615969e97211eb50d9) and further refined in https://github.com/OpenTSDB/opentsdb/commit/fa88d3e4b5369f9fb73da384fab0b23e246309ba ### Workarounds Disable 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.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published June 30, 2023 (1200 days ago).
  • Last revised September 10, 2026 — 1167 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Maven
Update net.opentsdb:opentsdb to 2.4.2 or later
<!-- Update pom.xml dependency version to 2.4.2 for net.opentsdb:opentsdb -->

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (1)

Affects 1 ecosystem: maven (1).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
net.opentsdb:opentsdb
maven
2.1.3, 2.2.0, 2.2.0RC1, 2.2.1 (+9 more)2.4.2

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2023-36812?
Remote Code Execution for 2.4.1 and earlier This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2023-36812?
CVE-2023-36812 affects net.opentsdb:opentsdb. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2023-36812 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-76f7-9v52-v2fw

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