GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 — openlearnx
GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 is a Improper Authentication vulnerability in openlearnx. A fix is available for openlearnx — see the affected versions and patch details below.
OpenLearnX: Critical Authentication Bypass via JWT Signature Verification Disabled Leading to Account Takeover
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
openlearnxnpmDescription
Overview
A critical authentication vulnerability was identified in OpenLearnX that could allow unauthorized access to user accounts under specific conditions. The issue has been fixed.
Advisory: https://github.com/th30d4y/OpenLearnX/security/advisories/GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | openlearnx | all versions | 2.0.4npm install openlearnx@2.0.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for openlearnx, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update openlearnx to 2.0.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-223g-f5mq-gw33 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.