GHSA-63wg-87qv-rw4r
MEDIUMGHSA-63wg-87qv-rw4r is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-799 vulnerability in goalgorilla/open_social. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-63wg-87qv-rw4r is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Drupal Open Social allows Functionality Misuse
Real-World Exposure
goalgorilla/open_social🐘goalgorilla/open_social🐘goalgorilla/open_socialReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
The distribution didn't validate the flood control limits on the password reset form correctly resulting in a potential attacker flooding the password reset which could result in a Denial of Service. Fortunately the message does not disclose any information to the attacker.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | goalgorilla/open_social | all versions | 12.3.8 |
| 🐘Packagist | goalgorilla/open_social | ≥ 12.4.0&&< 12.4.5 | 12.4.5 |
| 🐘Packagist | goalgorilla/open_social | ≥ 13.0.0-alpha1&&< 13.0.0-alpha11 | 13.0.0-alpha11 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for goalgorilla/open_social. 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 goalgorilla/open_social to 12.3.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-63wg-87qv-rw4r 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-63wg-87qv-rw4r 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-63wg-87qv-rw4r. 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-63wg-87qv-rw4r in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-63wg-87qv-rw4r across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.