GHSA-p5m3-27vh-52j4 is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-1321 vulnerability in feathers-sequelize. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-p5m3-27vh-52j4 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Feather-Sequelize cleanQuery method vulnerable to Prototype Pollution
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
feathers-sequelizenpmDescription
Feather-Sequelize cleanQuery method uses insecure recursive logic to filter unsupported keys from the query object. This results in a Remote Code Execution (RCE) with privileges of application.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | feathers-sequelize | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.3.3 | 6.3.3 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for feathers-sequelize. 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 feathers-sequelize to 6.3.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-p5m3-27vh-52j4 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-p5m3-27vh-52j4 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-p5m3-27vh-52j4. 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-p5m3-27vh-52j4 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-p5m3-27vh-52j4 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.