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GHSA-5c7w-4wm3-85vw

@asymmetric-effort/specifyjs: GraphQL gql tag allows metacharacter injection

Published
Jul 2, 2026
Updated
Jul 2, 2026
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected

Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.

@asymmetric-effort/specifyjsnpm
980downloads / week

Description

Finding

Location: core/src/client/graphql.ts:66-80

The gql template tag function warned about interpolated values containing GraphQL metacharacters ({}():) but still concatenated them into the query string, enabling potential GraphQL injection.

Status

Fixed in v0.2.136 — The gql function now throws an error when metacharacters are detected in interpolated values, forcing developers to use the variables parameter.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
📦npm@asymmetric-effort/specifyjsall versions0.2.136

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @asymmetric-effort/specifyjs. 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 @asymmetric-effort/specifyjs to 0.2.136 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5c7w-4wm3-85vw 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-5c7w-4wm3-85vw 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-5c7w-4wm3-85vw. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

## Finding **Location**: `core/src/client/graphql.ts:66-80` The `gql` template tag function warned about interpolated values containing GraphQL metacharacters (`{}():`) but still concatenated them into the query string, enabling potential GraphQL injection. ## Status **Fixed in v0.2.136** — The `gql` function now throws an error when metacharacters are detected in interpolated values, forcing developers to use the `variables` parameter.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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