PYSEC-2013-3

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    PYSEC-2013-3

    Published: 27 Sept 2013Last Modified: 10 Jun 2026

    Summary:

    Details: The renderLocalView function in render/views.py in graphite-web in 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.

    References: https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/graphite_pickle_exec.rb, http://secunia.com/advisories/54556, https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/blob/master/docs/releases/0_9_11.rst, http://ceriksen.com/2013/08/20/graphite-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-advisory/, http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/61894, http://www.osvdb.org/96436, http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/27752, https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m923-w2gj-v43g

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: graphite-web

    Purl: pkg:pypi/graphite-web

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0.9.5
    Fixed -0.9.11

    Affected versions

    0.9.10
    0.9.5
    0.9.6
    0.9.7
    0.9.7b
    0.9.7c
    0.9.8
    0.9.9

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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