GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv — hexo-admin
GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv is a security vulnerability in hexo-admin. No vendor fix is recorded yet; mitigation options are listed below.
Cross-Site Scripting in hexo-admin
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
hexo-adminnpmDescription
All versions of hexo-admin are vulnerable to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS). The package fails to sanitize rendered markdown, allowing attackers to execute arbitrary JavaScript in a victim's browser if they are able to create new posts.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative package until a fix is made available.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | hexo-admin | ≥ 0.0.0 | No fix |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for hexo-admin, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Remediation status
No patched version of hexo-admin has shipped for GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv. 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-phph-xpj4-wvcv in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-phph-xpj4-wvcv across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.