GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3
Fix: sveltejs/svelte@ef81048GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3 is a Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in svelte. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
svelte vulnerable to Cross-site Scripting
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
sveltenpmDescription
Summary
An XSS vulnerability exists in Svelte 5.46.0-2 resulting from improper escaping of hydratable keys. If these keys incorporate untrusted user input, arbitrary JavaScript can be injected into server-rendered HTML.
Details
When using the hydratable function, the first argument is used as a key to uniquely identify the data, such that the value is not regenerated in the browser.
This key is embedded into a <script> block in the server-rendered <head> without escaping unsafe characters. A malicious key can break out of the script context and inject arbitrary JavaScript into the HTML response.
Impact
This is a cross-site scripting vulnerability affecting applications that have the experimental.async flag enabled and use hydratable with keys incorporating untrusted user input.
- Impact: Arbitrary JS execution in the client’s browser.
- Exploitability: Remote, single-request if key is attacker-controlled.
- Typical Outcomes:
- Session/token theft
- DOM defacement
- CSRF bypass via injected JS
- Account takeover depending on cookie/session strategy
Affected applications should upgrade to a patched version immediately.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | svelte | ≥ 5.46.0&&< 5.46.4 | 5.46.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for svelte. 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 svelte to 5.46.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3 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-6738-r8g5-qwp3 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-6738-r8g5-qwp3. 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-6738-r8g5-qwp3 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6738-r8g5-qwp3 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.