GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw — drupal/core
Fix: drupal/core@2f76ac7GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw is a security vulnerability in drupal/core. A fix is available for drupal/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Drupal core Denial of Service vulnerability
Real-World Exposure
drupal/core🐘drupal/coreReal-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 Comment module allows users to reply to comments. In certain cases, an attacker could make comment reply requests that would trigger a denial of service (DOS).
Sites that do not use the Comment module are not affected.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 10.1.8 | 10.1.8composer require drupal/core:^10.1.8 |
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/core | ≥ 10.2.0&&< 10.2.2 | 10.2.2composer require drupal/core:^10.2.2 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update drupal/core to 10.1.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw. 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-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-6ccv-8fgf-cjpw across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.