GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr
MEDIUMGHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) Path Traversal vulnerability in snyk-broker. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Arbitrary File Read in Snyk Broker
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
snyk-brokernpmDescription
All versions of snyk-broker after 4.72.0 including and before 4.73.1 are vulnerable to Arbitrary File Read. It allows arbitrary file reads to users with access to Snyk's internal network of any files ending in the following extensions: yaml, yml or json.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | snyk-broker | all versions | 4.73.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for snyk-broker. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update snyk-broker to 4.73.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr 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 pinpoints whether GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr. 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-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-2fmp-7xwf-wvwr across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.