GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg — kiwitcms
NONEGHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg is a none-severity (CVSS 0) CWE-283 vulnerability in kiwitcms. A fix is available for kiwitcms — see the affected versions and patch details below.
kiwi TCMS has possibility for user to update email address to unverified one
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg.
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.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,145 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
kiwitcmsReal-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
In previous versions of Kiwi TCMS users were able to update their email addresses via the "My profile" admin page. This page allowed them to change the email address registered with their account without the ownership verification performed during account registration.
Patches
With Kiwi TCMS v12.2 or later it is not possible to edit the email field associated with a user account!
Workarounds
No workaround exists.
References
Disclosed by @novemberdad.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | kiwitcms | all versions | 12.2pip install --upgrade 'kiwitcms==12.2' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for kiwitcms, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update kiwitcms to 12.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg 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-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg. 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-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-7x6q-3v3m-cwjg across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.