GHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m
MEDIUMGHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) CWE-295 vulnerability in twitter-stream. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Improper Certificate Validation in twitter-stream
Real-World Exposure
twitter-streamReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects RubyGems packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
In voloko twitter-stream 0.1.16, missing TLS hostname validation allows an attacker to perform a man-in-the-middle attack against users of the library (because eventmachine is misused).
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | twitter-stream | all versions | No fix |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for twitter-stream. 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.
Remediation status
No patched version of twitter-stream has shipped for GHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
Mitigate without a patch
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-p6p8-q4pj-f74m 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-p6p8-q4pj-f74m. 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-p6p8-q4pj-f74m in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-p6p8-q4pj-f74m across RubyGems dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.