GHSA-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc
MEDIUMGHSA-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) CWE-284 vulnerability in pycti. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
OpenCTI May Bypass Introspection Restriction
Blast Radius
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Description
Summary
The regex validation used to prevent Introspection queries can be bypassed by removing the extra whitespace, carriage return, and line feed characters from the query.
Details
GraphQL Queries in OpenCTI can be validated using the secureIntrospectionPlugin.
Impact
Bypassing this restriction allows the attacker to gather a wealth of information about the GraphQL endpoint functionality that can be used to perform actions and/or read data without authorization. These queries can also be weaponized to conduct a Denial of Service (DoS) attack if sent repeatedly.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | pycti | all versions | 6.1.9 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pycti. 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 pycti to 6.1.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc 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-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc 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-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc. 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-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-4mvw-j8r9-xcgc across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.