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GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q

HIGH

GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q is a high-severity (CVSS 8) CWE-470 vulnerability in aws-advanced-python-wrapper. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

AWS Advanced Python Wrapper: Privilege Escalation in Aurora PostgreSQL instance

Also known asCVE-2025-12967PYSEC-2026-1205
Published
Nov 13, 2025
Updated
Jul 7, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🐍aws-advanced-python-wrapper

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Description

Description of Vulnerability:

An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users.

AWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0

Source of Vulnerability Report:

Allistair Ishmael Hakim [email protected]

Affected products & versions:

AWS Python Wrapper < 1.4.0

Platforms:

MacOS/Windows/Linux

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐍PyPIaws-advanced-python-wrapperall versions1.4.0

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aws-advanced-python-wrapper. 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.

  2. Fix

    Update aws-advanced-python-wrapper to 1.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q 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-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Description of Vulnerability: An issue in AWS Wrappers for Amazon Aurora PostgreSQL may allow for privilege escalation to rds_superuser role. A low privilege authenticated user can create a crafted function that could be executed with permissions of other Amazon Relational Database Service (RDS) users. AWS recommends customers upgrade to the following versions: AWS Python Wrapper to v1.4.0 ### Source of Vulnerability Report: Allistair Ishmael Hakim <[email protected]> ### Affected products & versions: AWS Python Wrapper < 1.4.0 ### Platforms: MacOS/Windows/Linux
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-4jvf-wx3f-2x8q across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.