How severe is GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6?

GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 has a CVSS score of 6.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6?

GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 affects the following packages: khoj-assistant (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6?

Update khoj-assistant to 1.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for khoj-assistant, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 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-564j-v29w-rqr6?

O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Is GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 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.

When was GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 was published on July 8, 2024 and was last updated on December 6, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 — khoj-assistant

MEDIUMFix: khoj-ai/khoj@4daf16e

GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in khoj-assistant. A fix is available for khoj-assistant — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Khoj Open Redirect Vulnerability in Login Page

Published

Jul 8, 2024

Updated

Dec 6, 2024

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Dec 6, 2024 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐍khoj-assistant

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

Description

Summary

An attacker can use the next parameter on the login page to redirect a victim to a malicious page, while masking this using a legit-looking app.khoj.dev url. For example, https://app.khoj.dev/login?next=//example.com will redirect to the https://example.com page.

Details

The problem seems to be in this method: https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/blob/2667ef45449eb408ce1d7c393be04845be31e15f/src/khoj/routers/auth.py#L95

PoC

Open the https://app.khoj.dev/login?next=//example.com url in a Gecko-based browser (Firefox).

Impact

The impact is low, and this could only be used in phishing attempts, but it's still a problem nonetheless.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`khoj-assistant`	all versions	1.14.0`pip install --upgrade 'khoj-assistant==1.14.0'`

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for khoj-assistant, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update khoj-assistant to 1.14.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-564j-v29w-rqr6. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Summary An attacker can use the `next` parameter on the login page to redirect a victim to a malicious page, while masking this using a legit-looking `app.khoj.dev` url. For example, `https://app.khoj.dev/login?next=//example.com` will redirect to the https://example.com page. ### Details The problem seems to be in this method: https://github.com/khoj-ai/khoj/blob/2667ef45449eb408ce1d7c393be04845be31e15f/src/khoj/routers/auth.py#L95 ### PoC Open the `https://app.khoj.dev/login?next=//example.com` url in a Gecko-based browser (Firefox). ### Impact The impact is low, and this could only b

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