GHSA-84hm-wfh8-c5pg
GHSA-84hm-wfh8-c5pg is a security vulnerability in sse-channel. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-84hm-wfh8-c5pg is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
sse-channel: SSE Injection via unsanitized event fields
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
sse-channelnpmDescription
Impact
Implementations that allows user-provided values to be passed to event, retry or id fields would be susceptible to event spoofing, where an attacker could inject arbitrary messages into the stream.
- Event Spoofing: Attacker can inject arbitrary SSE events into the stream
- Client-side Manipulation: Injected events can trigger unintended behavior in frontend JavaScript EventSource listeners
- Data Integrity: Consumers of the SSE stream cannot distinguish injected events from legitimate ones
Patches
Patch available in v4.0.1.
Workarounds
Do not allow user data to control event, retry or id fields, and if you must - sanitize the input before passing it to sse-channel, stripping any newlines.
Resources
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | sse-channel | all versions | 4.0.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for sse-channel. 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 sse-channel to 4.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-84hm-wfh8-c5pg 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-84hm-wfh8-c5pg 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-84hm-wfh8-c5pg. 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-84hm-wfh8-c5pg in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-84hm-wfh8-c5pg across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.