GHSA-g59r-24g3-h7cm
HIGHStatamic Vulnerable to Superadmin Account Takeover via Stored Cross-Site Scripting and Lack of Proper X-CSRF-TOKEN Server-Side Validation
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
Stored XSS vulnerabilities in Collections and Taxonomies allow authenticated users with content creation permissions to inject malicious JavaScript that executes when viewed by higher-privileged users.
This affects:
- Control panel users with permission to create or edit Collections and Taxonomies
- Versions up to and including 5.22.0
The vulnerability can be exploited to:
- Change a super admin's password (versions ≤ 5.21.0)
- Change a super admin's email address to initiate password reset (version 5.22.0)
- Gain unauthorized access to superadmin accounts
The attack requires:
- An authenticated user with control panel and content creation permissions
- A super admin to view the compromised content
Patches
This has been fixed in 5.22.1.
Credits
Statamic thanks Wojtek Chwala for responsibly reporting the identified issues and working with us as we addressed them.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | statamic/cms | all versions | 5.22.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for statamic/cms. 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 statamic/cms to 5.22.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-g59r-24g3-h7cm 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-g59r-24g3-h7cm 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-g59r-24g3-h7cm. 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-g59r-24g3-h7cm in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-g59r-24g3-h7cm across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.