GHSA-hv53-vf5m-8q94
personnummer/go vulnerable to Improper Input Validation
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Description
This vulnerability was reported to the personnummer team in June 2020. The slow response was due to locked ownership of some of the affected packages, which caused delays to update packages prior to disclosure.
The vulnerability is determined to be low severity.
Impact
This vulnerability impacts users who rely on the for last digits of personnummer to be a real personnummer.
Patches
The issue have been patched in all repositories. The following versions should be updated to as soon as possible:
C# 3.0.2
D 3.0.1
Dart 3.0.3
Elixir 3.0.0
Go 3.0.1
Java 3.3.0
JavaScript 3.1.0
Kotlin 1.1.0
Lua 3.0.1
PHP 3.0.2
Perl 3.0.0
Python 3.0.2
Ruby 3.0.1
Rust 3.0.0
Scala 3.0.1
Swift 1.0.1
If you are using any of the earlier packages, please update to latest.
Workarounds
The issue arrieses from the regular expression allowing the first three digits in the last four digits of the personnummer to be 000, which is invalid. To mitigate this without upgrading, a check on the last four digits can be made to make sure it's not 000x.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
- Open an issue in Personnummer Meta
- Email us at Personnummer Email
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/personnummer/go | all versions | 3.0.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/personnummer/go. 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 github.com/personnummer/go to 3.0.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hv53-vf5m-8q94 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-hv53-vf5m-8q94 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-hv53-vf5m-8q94. 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-hv53-vf5m-8q94 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-hv53-vf5m-8q94 across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.