GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 — minder
Fix: mindersec/minder@f770400GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 is a CWE-830 vulnerability in github.com/mindersec/minder. A fix is available for github.com/mindersec/minder — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Minder does not sandbox http.send in Rego programs
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
github.com/mindersec/minderReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
Minder users may fetch content in the context of the Minder server, which may include URLs which the user would not normally have access to (for example, if the Minder server is behind a firewall or other network partition).
Patches
https://github.com/mindersec/minder/commit/f770400923984649a287d7215410ef108e845af8
Workarounds
Users should avoid deploying Minder with access to sensitive resources. Unfortunately, this could include access to systems like OpenFGA or Keycloak, depending on the deployment configuration.
References
Sample ruletype:
version: v1
type: rule-type
name: test-http-send
display_name: Test that we can call http.send
short_failure_message: Failed http.send
severity:
value: medium
context:
provider: github
description: |
...
guidance: |
....
def:
in_entity: repository
rule_schema:
type: object
properties: {}
ingest:
type: git
git: {}
eval:
type: rego
violation_format: text
rego:
type: constraints
def: |
package minder
import rego.v1
violations contains {"msg": "Check-execution"}
resp := http.send({
"method": "GET",
"url": "http://openfga:8080/",
"raise_error": false,
})
violations contains {"msg": sprintf("Response: %s", [resp.status])}
details := sprintf("High score: %s", [resp.body.summary])
violations contains {"msg": sprintf("Response body: %s", [resp.body]) } if {
resp.status_code > 0
}
Example policy:
version: v1
type: profile
name: Test-HTTP-send
display_name: Test if we can do http.send
context:
provider: github
alert: "off"
remediate: "off"
repository:
- type: test-http-send
def: {}
Evaluation results:
$ minder profile status list -n test-http-send --json
{
"profileStatus": {
"profileId": "3b3e0918-4deb-49cc-b4c9-1d1d912cf784",
"profileName": "Test-HTTP-send",
"profileStatus": "failure",
"lastUpdated": "2024-10-31T03:44:01.456359Z"
},
"ruleEvaluationStatus": [
{
"profileId": "3b3e0918-4deb-49cc-b4c9-1d1d912cf784",
"ruleId": "c0ebac2c-cfe2-4a98-b0a6-d6971209653e",
"ruleName": "test-http-send",
"entity": "repository",
"status": "failure",
"lastUpdated": "2024-10-31T03:44:01.456359Z",
"entityInfo": {
"entity_id": "a7f7a4bc-4430-4e9a-86a9-ffa026db6343",
"entity_type": "repository",
"name": "a-random-sandbox/colorls",
"provider": "github-app-a-random-sandbox",
"repo_name": "colorls",
"repo_owner": "a-random-sandbox",
"repository_id": "a7f7a4bc-4430-4e9a-86a9-ffa026db6343"
},
"details": "Multiple issues:\n* Check-execution\n* Response body: {\"code\": \"undefined_endpoint\", \"message\": \"Not Found\"}\n* Response: 404 Not Found\n",
"guidance": "....\n",
"remediationStatus": "skipped",
"remediationLastUpdated": "2024-10-31T03:44:01.456359Z",
"ruleTypeName": "test-http-send",
"ruleDescriptionName": "Test that we can call http.send",
"alert": {
"status": "skipped",
"lastUpdated": "2024-10-31T03:44:01.456359Z"
},
"ruleDisplayName": "Test that we can call http.send",
"releasePhase": "RULE_TYPE_RELEASE_PHASE_ALPHA"
}
]
}
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/mindersec/minder | ≥ 0.0.72&&< 0.0.84 | 0.0.84go get github.com/mindersec/minder@v0.0.84 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/mindersec/minder, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update github.com/mindersec/minder to 0.0.84 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 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-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47. 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-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-6xvf-4vh9-mw47 across Go dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.