GHSA-78h3-pg4x-j8cv
HIGHGHSA-78h3-pg4x-j8cv is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) CWE-843 vulnerability in libxmljs2. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-78h3-pg4x-j8cv is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
libxmljs2 vulnerable to type confusion when parsing specially crafted XML
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
libxmljs2npmDescription
libxmljs2 is vulnerable to a type confusion vulnerability when parsing a specially crafted XML while invoking the namespaces() function (which invokes XmlNode::get_local_namespaces()) on a grand-child of a node that refers to an entity. This vulnerability can lead to denial of service and remote code execution.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | libxmljs2 | all versions | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for libxmljs2. 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.
Remediation status
No patched version of libxmljs2 has shipped for GHSA-78h3-pg4x-j8cv yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
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-78h3-pg4x-j8cv 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-78h3-pg4x-j8cv. 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-78h3-pg4x-j8cv in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-78h3-pg4x-j8cv across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.