GHSA-297g-xg4h-7w4c is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.7) vulnerability in illuminate/view. A fix is available for illuminate/view — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Laravel Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in blade templating
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Laravel is prone to a Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in blade templating.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | illuminate/view | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.1.2 | 7.1.2composer require illuminate/view:^7.1.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for illuminate/view, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update illuminate/view to 7.1.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-297g-xg4h-7w4c 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-297g-xg4h-7w4c can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-297g-xg4h-7w4c. 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-297g-xg4h-7w4c in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-297g-xg4h-7w4c across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.