GHSA-486g-47cc-8wxf — aiocpa
GHSA-486g-47cc-8wxf is a security vulnerability in aiocpa. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
aiocpa contains credential harvesting code
Real-World Exposure
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Description
aiocpa is a user-facing library for generating color gradients of text. Version 0.1.13 introduced obfuscated, malicious code targeting Crypto Pay users, forwarding client credentials to a remote Telegram bot. All versions have been removed from PyPI.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | aiocpa | ≥ 0.1.13 | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aiocpa, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of aiocpa has shipped for GHSA-486g-47cc-8wxf yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
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-486g-47cc-8wxf can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-486g-47cc-8wxf. 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-486g-47cc-8wxf in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-486g-47cc-8wxf across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.