How severe is GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73?

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 has a CVSS score of 4.6/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73?

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 affects the following packages: bostr (npm). Ecosystems affected: npm.

How do I fix GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73?

Update bostr to 3.0.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 in my npm dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 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.

Is GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 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.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73?

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.3%, placing it in the 23th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73?

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 is classified as CWE-285 (CWE-285). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 was published on August 2, 2024 and was last updated on August 2, 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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MEDIUM severity

Bostr Improper Authorization vulnerabilityGHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73

MEDIUMFix: Yonle/bostr@49181f4

GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.6) CWE-285 vulnerability in bostr. A fix is available for bostr — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2024-41962

Published

Aug 2, 2024

Updated

Aug 2, 2024

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

None indexed

Exploitation data as of Nov 6, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Exploitation Status

No confirmed exploitation observed yet

CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.

Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73.

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.3%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs23th percentile — riskier than 23% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

Where this sits among everything scored

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.

0other npm packages depend on this — each one inherits the vulnerability until it's patched upstream

bostrnpm

63downloads / week

Description

Even with authorized_keys is filled with allowed pubkeys, If noscraper is enabled, It will allow anyone to use bouncer even it's pubkey is not in authorized_keys.

Impact

Private bouncer

Patches

Available on version 3.0.10

Workarounds

Disable noscraper if you have authorized_keys being set in config

References

This line of code is the cause.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
📦npm	`bostr`	all versions	3.0.10`npm install bostr@3.0.10`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

bostryonle

< 3.0.10

range

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for bostr, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update bostr to 3.0.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-5cf7-cxrf-mq73 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

Even with `authorized_keys` is filled with allowed pubkeys, If `noscraper` is enabled, It will allow anyone to use bouncer even it's pubkey is not in `authorized_keys`. ### Impact - Private bouncer ### Patches Available on version [3.0.10](https://github.com/Yonle/bostr/releases/tag/3.0.10) ### Workarounds Disable `noscraper` if you have `authorized_keys` being set in config ### References This [line of code](https://github.com/Yonle/bostr/blob/8665374a66e2afb9f92d0414b0d6f420a95d5d2d/auth.js#L21) is the cause.