GHSA-87mg-h5r3-hw88
GHSA-87mg-h5r3-hw88 is a security vulnerability in bootbox. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-87mg-h5r3-hw88 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Cross-Site Scripting in bootbox
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
bootboxnpmDescription
All version of bootbox are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting. The package does not sanitize user input in the provided dialog boxes, allowing attackers to inject HTML code and execute arbitrary JavaScript.
Recommendation
Sanitize user input being passed to bootbox or consider using an alternative package.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | bootbox | 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 bootbox. 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 bootbox has shipped for GHSA-87mg-h5r3-hw88 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-87mg-h5r3-hw88 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-87mg-h5r3-hw88. 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-87mg-h5r3-hw88 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-87mg-h5r3-hw88 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.