# CVE-2018-12972: OpenTSDB vulnerable to OS Command Injection

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-12972-opentsdb-vulnerable-to-os-command-injection  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-05-13  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2018-12972 · Severity: low · CVSS 3 · Published 2022-05-13

OpenTSDB vulnerable to OS Command Injection

Technologies: [net.opentsdb:opentsdb (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/net-opentsdb-opentsdb). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/maven).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2018-12972 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2018-12972 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2018-12972?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3, published 13 May 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** net.opentsdb:opentsdb (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2018-12972?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**Am I affected by CVE-2018-12972?** Check whether you run net.opentsdb:opentsdb (Maven) 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.

## Affected products

- net.opentsdb:opentsdb (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=0,last_affected=2.3.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2018-12972
- GHSA-cx2v-jrjc-g54w

## Related threats

- [Remote Code Execution for 2.4.1 and earlier](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-36812-remote-code-execution-for-2-4-1-and-earlier)
- [Command injection in OpenTSDB](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25826-command-injection-in-opentsdb)
- [Cross Site Scripting in OpenTSDB](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-25827-cross-site-scripting-in-opentsdb)
- [OpenTSDB Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-12973-opentsdb-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)
- [OpenTSDB Cross-site Scripting vulnerability](https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2018-13003-opentsdb-cross-site-scripting-vulnerability)