How severe is GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 has a CVSS score of 4.5/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 affects the following packages: ckan (PyPI), ckan (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

Update ckan to 2.9.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 in my PyPI dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ckan. 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.

How do I mitigate GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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 does O3 Security protect against GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 0.6%, placing it in the 43th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. This score indicates relatively lower exploitation probability, though the CVSS severity should still guide your patching priority.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5?

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 is classified as CWE-130 (CWE-130). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

When was GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 was published on December 13, 2023 and was last updated on February 16, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐍 PyPI

GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5

MEDIUM

Out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field

Also known asCVE-2023-50248

Published

Dec 13, 2023

Updated

Feb 16, 2024

Affected

2 pkgs

Patched

2 / 2

Exploits

None indexed

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

0.6%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Lower Risk43th percentile+0.40%

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.

Blast Radius

2 pkgs affected

🐍ckan🐍ckan

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

When submitting a POST request to the /dataset/new endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the Authorization header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server.

To trigger this error the user needs to have permissions to create or edit datasets.

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`ckan`	≥ 2.0&&< 2.9.10	2.9.10
🐍PyPI	`ckan`	≥ 2.10.0&&< 2.10.3	2.10.3

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ckan. 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 ckan to 2.9.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 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-7fgc-89cx-w8j5 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-7fgc-89cx-w8j5. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact When submitting a POST request to the `/dataset/new` endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the `Authorization` header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server. To trigger this error the user needs to have permissions to create or edit datasets. ### Patches This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10

O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

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