CVE-2013-5942: graphite-web is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

CVE-2013-5942 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2013-09-27

Graphite 0.9.5 through 0.9.10 uses the pickle Python module unsafely, which allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted serialized object, related to (1) remote_storage.py, (2) storage.py, (3) render/datalib.py, and (4) whitelist/views.py, a different vulnerability than CVE-2013-5093.

Technologies: graphite-web (PyPI). Vendors: PyPI.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2013-5942 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2013-5942 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2013-5942?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 27 September 2013.
Which products and versions are affected?
graphite-web (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.5,fixed=0.9.11.
Is there a fix for CVE-2013-5942?
Yes. graphite-web (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.11 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2013-5942?
Check whether you run graphite-web (PyPI) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • graphite-web (PyPI): upgrade to 0.9.11 or later
    pip install "graphite-web>=0.9.11"

Affected products

  • graphite-web (PyPI) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0.9.5,fixed=0.9.11

Identifiers

  • CVE-2013-5942
  • GHSA-ch3j-w953-hfcm
  • PYSEC-2013-34

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