GHSA-7488-6x3r-23w5 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in ganga. 2 public exploit or proof-of-concept references are indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for ganga — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
The ganga-devs/ganga repository before 8.5.10 on GitHub allows absolute path traversal because the Flask send_file function is used unsafely.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | ganga | all versions | 8.5.10pip install --upgrade 'ganga==8.5.10' |
Affected Products
gangaganga_projectResearch use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ganga, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ganga to 8.5.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7488-6x3r-23w5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Resolve every user-supplied path to its canonical form and reject anything that escapes the intended directory, and run the component under an account that has no read or write access outside the directory it legitimately serves.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7488-6x3r-23w5 in your dependencies?
Find it across PyPI, including transitive dependencies.