How severe is GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq?

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq has a CVSS score of 6.8/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq?

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq affects the following packages: drupal/core (Packagist), drupal/core (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq?

Update drupal/core to 7.52 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/core. 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.

How do I mitigate GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq 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-66gr-xrcf-8jpq?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq 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 type of vulnerability is GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq?

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq is classified as Open Redirect (CWE-601). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq was published on May 17, 2022 and was last updated on April 23, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐘 Packagist

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq

MEDIUM

GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.8) Open Redirect vulnerability in drupal/core. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

Drupal Open Redirect

Also known asCVE-2016-9451

Published

May 17, 2022

Updated

Apr 23, 2024

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

2 / 2

Exploits

None indexed

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected

🐘drupal/core🐘drupal/core

Real-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

Confirmation forms in Drupal 7.x before 7.52 make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct open redirect attacks via unspecified vectors.

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`drupal/core`	≥ 7.0&&< 7.52	7.52
🐘Packagist	`drupal/core`	≥ 8.0&&< 8.2.3	8.2.3

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/core. 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 drupal/core to 7.52 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq 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-66gr-xrcf-8jpq 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-66gr-xrcf-8jpq. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

Confirmation forms in Drupal 7.x before 7.52 make it easier for remote authenticated users to conduct open redirect attacks via unspecified vectors.

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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O3 detects GHSA-66gr-xrcf-8jpq across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.

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