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CVE-2017-18638

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2019-10-11
  • Fixed in1.1.6
  • WeaknessCWE-918

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Description

send_email in graphite-web/webapp/graphite/composer/views.py in Graphite through 1.1.5 is vulnerable to SSRF. The vulnerable SSRF endpoint can be used by an attacker to have the Graphite web server request any resource. The response to this SSRF request is encoded into an image file and then sent to an e-mail address that can be supplied by the attacker. Thus, an attacker can exfiltrate any information.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2019-10-1123:15CVE publishedNVD

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-04 09:37 UTC
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Versions per branch

OSV · NVD
graphite-web
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1< 1.1.61.1.6
Graphite project graphite
BranchAffectedFixed in
1.1≤ 1.1.5no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • graphite-webUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.0.2+debian-2ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • graphite-webUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.9.15+debian-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • graphite-webUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.9.12+debian-3ubuntu0.1~esm1
  • graphite-webUbuntu:Pro:14.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 0.9.12+debian-3ubuntu0.1~esm2
  • graphite-webUbuntu:22.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1.8-1ubuntu0.22.04.1
  • graphite-webUbuntu:20.04:LTSall versions · fixed in 1.1.4-5ubuntu0.1
  • graphite-webSUSE:Enterprise Storage 4all versions · fixed in 0.9.12-5.3.1
  • graphite-webDebian:14all versions · fixed in 1.1.4-5

3 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2017-18638 Red Hat Product Security4 known affected

    graphite-web: graphite.composer.views.send_email vulnerable to SSRF

    graphite-web as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 2 · graphite-web as a component of Red Hat Ceph Storage 3 · graphite-web as a component of Red Hat Storage 3 · +1 more

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update graphite-web to 1.1.6
  2. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2017-18638 · 2 productsOut of support scope
  3. No fix planned, says the vendor Red Hat Product Security CVE-2017-18638 · 2 productsWill not fix

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-03 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
none listed
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
2019-10-11
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-vfj6-275q-4pvm

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-18638?

send_email in graphite-web/webapp/graphite/composer/views.py in Graphite through 1.1.5 is vulnerable to SSRF. The vulnerable SSRF endpoint can be used by an attacker to have the Graphite web server request any resource. The response to this SSRF request is encoded into an image file and then sent to an e-mail address that can be supplied by the attacker. Thus, an attacker can exfiltrate any information.

Is CVE-2017-18638 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2017-18638 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 15.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2017-18638?

CVE-2017-18638 has a CVSS v3 base score of 7.5 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

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