GHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv
MEDIUMGHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in gi-docgen. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
GI-DocGen vulnerable to Reflected XSS via unescaped query strings
Real-World Exposure
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Description
A flaw was found in GI-DocGen. This vulnerability allows arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of the page — enabling DOM access, session cookie theft and other client-side attacks — via a crafted URL that supplies a malicious value to the q GET parameter (reflected DOM XSS).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | gi-docgen | all versions | 2025.5 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gi-docgen. 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 gi-docgen to 2025.5 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv 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-6p6h-rqr6-62mv 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-6p6h-rqr6-62mv. 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-6p6h-rqr6-62mv in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-6p6h-rqr6-62mv across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.