GHSA-f36p-42jv-8rh2 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.1) remote code execution vulnerability in com.wire:lithium. A fix is available for com.wire:lithium — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Lithium vulnerable to Cross Site Scripting in provided Swagger-UI
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
A XSS vulnerability in the provided (outdated) Swagger-UI is exploitable in applications using lithium with Swagger-UI enabled. This allows an attacker gain Remote Code Execution (RCE) and potentially exfiltrate secrets in the context of this swagger session.
Patches
The used swagger-ui was updated by switching to the latest version of dropwizard-swagger in 8b9b406d608fe482ec0e7adf8705834bca92d7df
Workarounds
The risk of injected external content can be reduced by setting up a Content-Security-Policy.
References
Credits
We thank Mohit Kumar for reporting this vulnerability!
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.wire:lithium | all versions | 3.4.2com.wire:lithium:3.4.2 |
| ☕Maven | com.wire.bots:lithium | 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 com.wire:lithium, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.wire:lithium to 3.4.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-f36p-42jv-8rh2 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-f36p-42jv-8rh2 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-f36p-42jv-8rh2. 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-f36p-42jv-8rh2 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-f36p-42jv-8rh2 across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.