GHSA-m2jw-cj8v-937r
LOWcopyparty renders unsanitized filenames as HTML when user uploads empty files
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Summary
A DOM-Based XSS was discovered in copyparty, a portable fileserver. The vulnerability is considered low-risk.
Details
By handing someone a maliciously-named file, and then tricking them into dragging the file into copyparty's Web-UI, an attacker could execute arbitrary javascript with the same privileges as that user. For example, this could give unintended read-access to files owned by that user. The bug is triggered by the drag-drop action itself; it is not necessary to actually initiate the upload. The file must be empty (zero bytes).
Note: As a general-purpose webserver, it is intentionally possible to upload HTML-files with arbitrary javascript in <script> tags, which will execute when the file is opened. The difference is that this vulnerability would trigger execution of javascript during the act of uploading, and not when the uploaded file was opened.
Proof of Concept (POC)
- Create an empty file named
<img src=x onerror="alert(1)"> - Drag-and-drop the file into the browser to initiate an upload
- The
alert(1)is executed
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | copyparty | all versions | 1.16.15 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for copyparty. 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 copyparty to 1.16.15 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-m2jw-cj8v-937r 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-m2jw-cj8v-937r 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-m2jw-cj8v-937r. 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-m2jw-cj8v-937r in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-m2jw-cj8v-937r across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.