GHSA-h29g-c9cx-c73q — torrentpier/torrentpier
GHSA-h29g-c9cx-c73q is a remote code execution vulnerability in torrentpier/torrentpier. A fix is available for torrentpier/torrentpier — see the affected versions and patch details below.
torrentpier has PHP Serialize Injections
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Summary
Hi, there. We've found PHP Serialize Injections in your project “torrentpier". According to the OWASP, it can pose a significant risk: enable an attacker to modify serialized objects in order to inject malicious data into the application code, resulting in code execution or an arbitrary reading of the file on any vulnerable system.
Details
In the attachment you can find a report with the number of vulnerabilities, their types and the vulnerable files. To view the lines of vulnerable code you may scan your project with the "PHP Secure" vulnerability scanner with a full access to it.
PoC
<img width="663" alt="Screenshot 2023-09-25 at 11 12 32 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/118765013/270273991-4a2c3884-3ab0-48ad-af77-3f3dbfa64e2a.png"> <img width="661" alt="Screenshot 2023-09-25 at 11 12 43 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/118765013/270274006-247ed9d3-2dc0-4a87-8f1f-89079c8be165.png"> <img width="664" alt="Screenshot 2023-09-25 at 11 12 53 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/118765013/270274018-b99d6ec2-4c5a-439f-b089-9e11345e963d.png"> <img width="662" alt="Screenshot 2023-09-25 at 11 13 13 AM" src="https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/118765013/270274023-36ecffc7-215d-41db-b3ba-6aa677e644d3.png">About Us
We are a team of developers of the PHP Secure vulnerability scanner. First, we checked your code automatically. Then we reviewed the vulnerable code more deeply manually and felt it was necessary to report about it to you. We suggest you scanning your code and address vulnerabilities as soon as possible to prevent a potential breach.
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | torrentpier/torrentpier | all versions | 2.4.4composer require torrentpier/torrentpier:^2.4.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for torrentpier/torrentpier, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update torrentpier/torrentpier to 2.4.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-h29g-c9cx-c73q 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-h29g-c9cx-c73q can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-h29g-c9cx-c73q. 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-h29g-c9cx-c73q in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-h29g-c9cx-c73q across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.