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GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694

MEDIUM

GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) vulnerability in silverstripe/framework. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.

SilverStripe framework XML Quadratic Blowup Attack

Published
May 23, 2024
Updated
Nov 28, 2024
Affected
1 pkg
Patched
1 / 1
Exploits
None indexed

Blast Radius

1 pkg affected
🐘silverstripe/framework

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Description

A low level vulnerability has been found in the SilverStripe framework, where the Quadratic Blowup Attack could potentially be exploited to affect the performance of a site.

See http://mashable.com/2014/08/06/wordpress-xml-blowup-dos/ for a writeup.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistsilverstripe/frameworkall versions3.1.12

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

    Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for silverstripe/framework. 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.

  2. Fix

    Update silverstripe/framework to 3.1.12 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 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-g43w-98wp-m694. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

A low level vulnerability has been found in the SilverStripe framework, where the Quadratic Blowup Attack could potentially be exploited to affect the performance of a site. See http://mashable.com/2014/08/06/wordpress-xml-blowup-dos/ for a writeup.
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 in your dependencies?

O3 detects GHSA-g43w-98wp-m694 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.