GHSA-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in yiisoft/yii. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Yii does not prevent XSS in scenarios where fallback error renderer is used
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
Affected versions of yiisoft/yii are vulnerable to Reflected XSS in specific scenarios where the fallback error renderer is used.
Patches
Upgrade yiisoft/yii to version 1.1.31 or higher.
References
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | yiisoft/yii | all versions | 1.1.31 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for yiisoft/yii. 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 yiisoft/yii to 1.1.31 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 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-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 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-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5. 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-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-7r2v-8wxr-3ch5 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.