GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f — decidim-decidim_awesome
CRITICALFix: decidim-ice/decidim-module-decidim_awesome@8437403GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f is a critical-severity (CVSS 9) SQL Injection vulnerability in decidim-decidim_awesome. A fix is available for decidim-decidim_awesome — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Decidim-Awesome has SQL injection in AdminAccountability
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 378,567 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Vulnerability type:
CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection')
Vendor:
Decidim International Community Environment
Has vendor confirmed:
Yes
Attack type:
Remote
Impact:
Code Execution Escalation of Privileges Information Disclosure
Affected component:
A raw sql-statement that uses an interpolated variable exists in the admin_role_actions method of the
papertrail/version-model(app/models/decidim/decidim_awesome/paper_trail_version.rb).
Attack vector:
An attacker with admin permissions could manipulate database queries in order to read out the database,
read files from the filesystem, write files from the filesystem. In the worst case, this could lead to remote code
execution on the server.
Description of the vulnerability for use in the CVE [ℹ] (https://cveproject.github.io/docs/content/key-details-
phrasing.pdf) : An improper neutralization of special elements used in an SQL command in the papertrail/version- model of the decidim_awesome-module <= v0.11.1 (> 0.9.0) allows an authenticated admin user to manipulate sql queries
to disclose information, read and write files or execute commands.
Discoverer Credits:
Wolfgang Hotwagner
References:
https://pentest.ait.ac.at/security-advisory/decidim-awesome-sql-injection-in-adminaccountability/ https://portswigger.net/web-security/sql-injection
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | decidim-decidim_awesome | ≥ 0.9.1&&< 0.10.3 | 0.10.3bundle update decidim-decidim_awesome --conservative |
| 💎RubyGems | decidim-decidim_awesome | ≥ 0.11.0&&< 0.11.2 | 0.11.2bundle update decidim-decidim_awesome --conservative |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for decidim-decidim_awesome, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update decidim-decidim_awesome to 0.10.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f. 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-cxwf-qc32-375f in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-cxwf-qc32-375f across RubyGems dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.