How severe is GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv?

GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv has a CVSS score of 5.4/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv?

GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv affects the following packages: magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/community-edition (Packagist), magento/core (Packagist), magento/project-community-edition (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv?

Update magento/community-edition to 2.3.4-p2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition. 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.

How do I mitigate GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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 does O3 Security protect against GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv?

GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 1.2%, placing it in the 63th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

When was GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv was published on May 24, 2022 and was last updated on February 10, 2025. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv: Magento Stored cross-site scripting (Mediu…

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

1.2%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk63th percentile+1.00%

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.

Blast Radius

4 pkgs affected

🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/community-edition🐘magento/core🐘magento/project-community-edition

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Magento versions 2.3.4 and earlier, 2.2.11 and earlier (see note), 1.14.4.4 and earlier, and 1.9.4.4 and earlier have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

Affected Packages

4 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.4-p2	2.3.4-p2
🐘Packagist	`magento/community-edition`	all versions	2.2.12
🐘Packagist	`magento/core`	all versions	1.9.4.5
🐘Packagist	`magento/project-community-edition`	all versions	No fix

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for magento/community-edition. 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 magento/community-edition to 2.3.4-p2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-45h4-6gcj-6hwv 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-45h4-6gcj-6hwv 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-45h4-6gcj-6hwv. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Magento versions 2.3.4 and earlier, 2.2.11 and earlier (see note), 1.14.4.4 and earlier, and 1.9.4.4 and earlier have a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability. Successful exploitation could lead to sensitive information disclosure.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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