Arbitrary Code Injection Affecting netdata package, versions <1.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1
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- published22 Mar 2026
- disclosed18 Jun 2019
Introduced: 18 Jun 2019
CVE-2018-18836 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade Ubuntu:18.04 netdata to version 1.9.0+dfsg-1ubuntu0.1~esm1 or higher.
NVD Description
Note: Versions mentioned in the description apply only to the upstream netdata package and not the netdata package as distributed by Ubuntu.
See How to fix? for Ubuntu:18.04 relevant fixed versions and status.
An issue was discovered in Netdata 1.10.0. JSON injection exists via the api/v1/data tqx parameter because of web_client_api_request_v1_data in web/api/web_api_v1.c.
References
- http://people.ubuntu.com/~ubuntu-security/cve/CVE-2018-18836
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/pull/4521
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/798c141c49ee85bddc8f48f25d2cb593ec96da07/web/api/web_api_v1.c#L388
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/blob/798c141c49ee85bddc8f48f25d2cb593ec96da07/web/api/web_api_v1.c#L403
- https://github.com/netdata/netdata/commit/92327c9ec211bd1616315abcb255861b130b97ca
- https://www.red4sec.com/cve/netdata_json_injection.txt