GHSA-8r2q-865v-wm8j
MEDIUMGHSA-8r2q-865v-wm8j is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in drupal/spamspan. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-8r2q-865v-wm8j is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Drupal SpamSpan Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting') vulnerability in Drupal SpamSpan filter allows Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). This issue affects SpamSpan filter: from 0.0.0 before 3.2.1.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | drupal/spamspan | all versions | 3.2.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for drupal/spamspan. 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 drupal/spamspan to 3.2.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8r2q-865v-wm8j 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-8r2q-865v-wm8j 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-8r2q-865v-wm8j. 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-8r2q-865v-wm8j in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-8r2q-865v-wm8j across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.