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Vulnerability record · CVE-2017-18638 · published 11 October 2019

CVE-2017-18638: Graphite project graphite server-side request forgery (ssrf) vulnerability

Graphite Project · Graphite

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.

7.5 CVSS 3.1 High EPSS 15% · top 3.3% CWE-918 · Server-side request forgery (SSRF)
7.5CVSS 3.1 base score, v2 5.0
15%EPSS exploitation probability, 30 days
NoNot in CISA KEV
1Affected product versions listed by NVD
12References, 4 tagged exploit
17 Jun 2026Last modified by NVD

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.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

1 vulnerable configurations from NVD's CPE data, grouped by vendor and product.

References

LinkTags
https://blog.orange.tw/2017/07/how-i-chained-4-vulnerabilities-on.html#second-bug-internal-graphite-ssrf ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/issues/2008 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/pull/2499 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/security/advisories/GHSA-vfj6-275q-4pvm Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00030.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds4Gp4xoaeA ExploitThird Party Advisory
https://blog.orange.tw/2017/07/how-i-chained-4-vulnerabilities-on.html#second-bug-internal-graphite-ssrf ExploitMitigationThird Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/issues/2008 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/pull/2499 Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/graphite-project/graphite-web/security/advisories/GHSA-vfj6-275q-4pvm Broken Link
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/10/msg00030.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds4Gp4xoaeA ExploitThird Party Advisory

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Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database (record CVE-2017-18638), CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS (scores of 2026-09-27). This page is refreshed as NVD updates the record.