GHSA-8x4m-qw58-3pcx
mppx has multiple payment bypass and griefing vulnerabilities
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
mppxnpmDescription
Impact
Multiple vulnerabilities were discovered in tempo/charge and tempo/session which allowed for undesirable behaviors, including:
- Replaying
tempo/chargetransaction hashes across push/pull modes, across charge/session endpoints, and via concurrent requests - Performing free
tempo/chargerequests due to missing transfer log verification in pull-mode - Replaying
tempo/chargecredentials across routes via cross-route scope confusion (memo/splitsnot included in scope binding) - Manipulating the fee payer of a
tempo/chargehandler into paying for requests (missing sender signature before co-signing) - Bypassing
tempo/sessionvoucher signature verification - Piggybacking off existing
tempo/sessionchannels via settle voucher reuse and weak channel ID binding - Performing free
tempo/sessionrequests by exploiting channel reopen without on-chain settled state - Accepting deductions on finalized
tempo/sessionchannels - Bypassing payment on free routes via method-mismatch fallback
- Griefing
tempo/sessionchannels via force-close detection bypass (closeRequestedAtnot persisted)
Patches
Fixed in 0.4.8.
Workarounds
There are no workarounds available for these vulnerabilities.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | mppx | all versions | 0.4.8 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for mppx. 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 mppx to 0.4.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8x4m-qw58-3pcx 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-8x4m-qw58-3pcx 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-8x4m-qw58-3pcx. 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-8x4m-qw58-3pcx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-8x4m-qw58-3pcx across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.