GHSA-hw7r-qrhp-5pff — vaadin-bom
MEDIUMGHSA-hw7r-qrhp-5pff is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in com.vaadin:vaadin-bom. A fix is available for com.vaadin:vaadin-bom — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Unauthorized property update in CheckboxGroup component in Vaadin 12-14 and 15-20
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Improper check in CheckboxGroup in com.vaadin:vaadin-checkbox-flow versions 1.2.0 prior to 2.0.0 (Vaadin 12.0.0 prior to 14.0.0), 2.0.0 prior to 3.0.0 (Vaadin 14.0.0 prior to 14.5.0), 3.0.0 through 4.0.1 (Vaadin 15.0.0 through 17.0.11), 14.5.0 through 14.6.7 (Vaadin 14.5.0 through 14.6.7), and 18.0.0 through 20.0.5 (Vaadin 18.0.0 through 20.0.5) allows attackers to modify the value of a disabled Checkbox inside enabled CheckboxGroup component via unspecified vectors.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom | ≥ 12.0.0&&< 14.6.8 | 14.6.8com.vaadin:vaadin-bom:14.6.8 |
| ☕Maven | com.vaadin:vaadin-bom | ≥ 15.0.0&&< 20.0.6 | 20.0.6com.vaadin:vaadin-bom:20.0.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.vaadin:vaadin-bom, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.vaadin:vaadin-bom to 14.6.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-hw7r-qrhp-5pff 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-hw7r-qrhp-5pff can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-hw7r-qrhp-5pff. 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-hw7r-qrhp-5pff in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-hw7r-qrhp-5pff across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.