Critical

Command injection in OpenTSDB

  • Disclosed: 03.05.2023
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 12:21

Due to insufficient validation of parameters passed to the legacy HTTP query API, it is possible to inject crafted OS commands into multiple parameters and execute malicious code on the OpenTSDB host system. This exploit exists due to an incomplete fix that was made when this vulnerability was previously disclosed as CVE-2020-35476. Regex validation that was implemented to restrict allowed input to the query API does not work as intended, allowing crafted commands to bypass validation.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
Java / Kotlin (Maven) net.opentsdb:opentsdb <= 2.4.1 no fix

References

CVSS score 9.8/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-78
Platform
Java / Kotlin (Maven)
Package
net.opentsdb:opentsdb
Disclosed
03.05.2023
Updated
11.10.2026 12:21

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-h475-7v3c-26q7 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: net.opentsdb:opentsdb

All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
7
First → latest
08.2021 06.2023
Without a fix
6
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • Critical 4
  • High 1
  • Medium 2

Disclosures per year

  1. 2021: 1
  2. 2022: 3
  3. 2023: 3
  4. 2024: 0
  5. 2025: 0
  6. 2026: 0
  1. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-36812 < 2.4.2 2.4.2
  2. Command injection in OpenTSDB this entry
    Critical · 9.8 CVE-2023-25826 <= 2.4.1 no fix
  3. High · 8.2 CVE-2023-25827 <= 2.4.1 no fix
  4. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2018-13003 <= 2.3.0 no fix
  5. Medium · 6.1 CVE-2018-12973 <= 2.3.0 no fix
  6. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2018-12972 <= 2.3.0 no fix
  7. Critical · 9.8 CVE-2020-35476 <= 2.4.0 no fix

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