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

What is CVE-2013-5942?

CVE-2013-5942 is a medium-severity unsafe deserialization vulnerability in n/a, published on 27 Sep 2013. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

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.

Weakness: CWE-94

Which versions are affected by CVE-2013-5942?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including graphite-web. It affects 1 product.

Products include Graphite Project Graphite.

How do I fix CVE-2013-5942?

Upgrade graphite-web to 0.9.11 or later.

Upgrade, and only deserialise data from trusted sources or with an allow-list of types. More about Unsafe deserialization.

Is CVE-2013-5942 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2013-5942 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in n/a

• CVE-2017-18638 graphite.composer.views.send_email vulnerable to SSRF High 7.5
• CVE-2013-5093 graphite-web is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via renderLocalView function Medium 6.8
• CVE-2013-5943 Cross-site scripting in n/a Medium 4.3
• CVE-2022-4728 Graphite Web Cookie cross site scripting Low 3.5
• CVE-2022-4729 Graphite Web Template Name cross site scripting Low 3.5

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2013-5942, GHSA-ch3j-w953-hfcm, PYSEC-2013-34.