GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w
GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w is a CWE-113 vulnerability in aiohttp. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
AIOHTTP has HTTP response splitting via \r in reason phrase
Blast Radius
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Description
Summary
An attacker who controls the reason parameter when creating a Response may be able to inject extra headers or similar exploits.
Impact
In the unlikely situation that an application allows untrusted data to be used in the response's reason parameter, then an attacker could manipulate the response to send something different from what the developer intended.
Patch: https://github.com/aio-libs/aiohttp/commit/53b35a2f8869c37a133e60bf1a82a1c01642ba2b
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | aiohttp | all versions | 3.13.4 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for aiohttp. 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 aiohttp to 3.13.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w 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-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w 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-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w. 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-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-mwh4-6h8g-pg8w across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.