How severe is GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9?

GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 has a CVSS score of 6.3/10, rated MEDIUM. Review your exposure and patch according to your risk tolerance.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9?

GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 affects the following packages: invenio-communities (PyPI), invenio-communities (PyPI), invenio-communities (PyPI). Ecosystems affected: PyPI.

How do I fix GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9?

Update invenio-communities to 7.8.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 in my PyPI dependencies?

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

How do I mitigate GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

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 does O3 Security protect against GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9?

O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.

Is GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 actively exploited in the wild?

No public exploit code has been indexed for GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 yet. This does not mean the vulnerability cannot be exploited — absence of public exploits does not imply safety. Apply the recommended fix and use O3 Security to monitor your exposure.

When was GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 was published on June 12, 2024 and was last updated on November 29, 2024. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

🐍 PyPI

GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9

MEDIUM

Invenio-Communities has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in React components

Published

Jun 12, 2024

Updated

Nov 29, 2024

Affected

3 pkgs

Patched

3 / 3

Exploits

None indexed

Blast Radius

3 pkgs affected

🐍invenio-communities🐍invenio-communities🐍invenio-communities

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects PyPI packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Impact

We have identified a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within certain React components related to community members in the Invenio-Communities module. This vulnerability enables a user to inject a script tag into the Affiliations field during the account registration process. The malicious script is executed when the user creates a new community and is listed as a public member.

The script is triggered whenever any user visits the Members section of any community that includes the compromised user. This can potentially allow the attacker to access personal information, such as cookies, of the visiting user.

Patches

The problem has been patched in v7.8.0. Patches also have been backported in versions v4.2.2 and v2.8.11.

Credits

Thanks to Twitter.com/AliGoodLuck11 for reporting the vulnerability with a detailed description on how to reproduce it!

For more information

If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:

Email us at [email protected]

Affected Packages

3 total 3 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐍PyPI	`invenio-communities`	≥ 5.0.0&&< 7.8.0	7.8.0
🐍PyPI	`invenio-communities`	≥ 3.0.0&&< 4.2.2	4.2.2
🐍PyPI	`invenio-communities`	all versions	2.8.11

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for invenio-communities. 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 invenio-communities to 7.8.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 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-hjx6-f647-mvf9 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-hjx6-f647-mvf9. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

# Impact We have identified a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within certain React components related to community members in the Invenio-Communities module. This vulnerability enables a user to inject a script tag into the Affiliations field during the account registration process. The malicious script is executed when the user creates a new community and is listed as a public member. The script is triggered whenever any user visits the Members section of any community that includes the compromised user. This can potentially allow the attacker to access personal information, such a

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