CVE-2013-5093
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,…
- 6.8MediumCVSS base score
- 38.8%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.4% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
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.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list a Metasploit module and an Exploit-DB entry for it. A reference of the record is tagged as an exploit.
Show the exploits3
Metasploit modules1 module
- Graphite Web Unsafe Pickle Handling (Metasploit module) (opens in a new tab)
exploit/unix/webapp/graphite_pickle_execRank excellentdisclosed 20 Aug 2013
Exploit-DB1 entry
- Graphite Web - Unsafe Pickle Handling (Metasploit) (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 27752remote, unixpublished 21 Aug 2013Verified
References tagged exploit1 reference
- 27752 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
Modules, templates and exploits as listed by the Metasploit Framework (BSD-3-Clause), ProjectDiscovery's Nuclei templates (MIT) and the Exploit Database (GPLv2), read once a day. Where the data comes from
Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
- 50 days later
· 50 days later
Published
- 11 years later
· 11 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | Medium6.8 | AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 38.8% · top 1.4% of all CVEs (10 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.8.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
Affected packages
From reviewed advisories of the GitHub Advisory Database.
- PyPIgraphite-webGHSA-m923-w2gj-v43g (opens in a new tab)
References
7
- http://ceriksen.com/2013/08/20/graphite-remote-code-execution-vulnerability-advisory/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- 27752 (opens in a new tab)exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DBx_transferred
- https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/blob/master/docs/releases/0_9_11.rst (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- 96436 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_OSVDBx_transferred
- 61894 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- 54556 (opens in a new tab)third-party-advisoryx_refsource_SECUNIAx_transferred
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/unix/webapp/graphite_pickle_exec.rb (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2013-0011 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-m923-w2gj-v43g (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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