GHSA-gcqv-f29m-67gr — october/rain
MEDIUMGHSA-gcqv-f29m-67gr is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.8) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in october/rain. A fix is available for october/rain — see the affected versions and patch details below.
October Rain has Stored XSS via SVG Filter Bypass
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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-gcqv-f29m-67gr.
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-gcqv-f29m-67gr 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 377,333 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
october/rain🐘october/rainReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in the SVG sanitization logic. The regex pattern used to strip on* event handler attributes could be bypassed using a crafted payload that exploits how the pattern matches attribute boundaries.
Impact
- Stored XSS via malicious SVG files uploaded through the Media Manager
- Could allow privilege escalation if a superuser views or embeds the malicious SVG
- Requires authenticated backend access with media upload permissions (
media.library.create) - SVG must be viewed or embedded in a page to trigger
Patches
The vulnerability has been patched in v3.7.14 and v4.1.10. All users are encouraged to upgrade to the latest patched version.
Workarounds
If upgrading immediately is not possible:
- Disable SVG uploads by adding
svgto the blocked extensions in media configuration - Set
media.clean_vectorstotruein configuration (enabled by default)
References
- Reported by Pentest-Tools.com
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | october/rain | ≥ 4.0.0&&< 4.1.10 | 4.1.10composer require october/rain:^4.1.10 |
| 🐘Packagist | october/rain | all versions | 3.7.14composer require october/rain:^3.7.14 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for october/rain, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update october/rain to 4.1.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-gcqv-f29m-67gr 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-gcqv-f29m-67gr can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-gcqv-f29m-67gr. 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-gcqv-f29m-67gr in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-gcqv-f29m-67gr across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.