GHSA-2hvh-cw5c-8q8q is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) CWE-384 vulnerability in ckan. A fix is available for ckan — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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-2hvh-cw5c-8q8q.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
Session ids could be fixed by an attacker if the site is configured with server-side session storage (CKAN uses cookie-based session storage by default). The attacker would need to either set a cookie on the victim's browser or steal the victim's currently valid session. Session identifiers are now regenerated after each login.
Patches
This vulnerability has been fixed in CKAN 2.10.9 and 2.11.4
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | ckan | ≥ 2.10.0&&< 2.10.9 | 2.10.9pip install --upgrade 'ckan==2.10.9' |
| 🐍PyPI | ckan | ≥ 2.11.0&&< 2.11.4 | 2.11.4pip install --upgrade 'ckan==2.11.4' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ckan, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ckan to 2.10.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-2hvh-cw5c-8q8q 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-2hvh-cw5c-8q8q in your dependencies?
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