How severe is GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w has a CVSS score of 9.8/10, rated CRITICAL. Immediate patching is strongly recommended.

Which packages are affected by GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w affects the following packages: open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics (Packagist). Ecosystems affected: Packagist.

How do I fix GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

Update open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics to 1.7.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

How do I detect GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w in my Packagist dependencies?

Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.

How do I mitigate GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w if there is no patch (or I can't update yet)?

Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.

Is GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w actively exploited in the wild?

Yes. There are 17 known exploit references for GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w, including 1 documented proof-of-concept exploit on Exploit-DB and 11 in-the-wild exploitations observed on GitHub and other sources. Treat this as actively exploitable and prioritize patching immediately. All exploit code should only be run in an isolated sandbox environment for research or authorized testing — never against production systems without explicit written authorization.

What is the EPSS score for GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w has an EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) score of 99.1%, placing it in the 100th percentile of all CVEs. EPSS is maintained by FIRST.org and estimates the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. A score above 50% indicates significantly elevated exploitation risk — immediate patching is strongly recommended.

What type of vulnerability is GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w is classified as Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269). This weakness type describe the underlying flaw category, which helps determine the potential impact and the right class of mitigation.

Is there exploit tooling available for GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w?

A Nuclei detection template exists for GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w, meaning automated scanners can fingerprint it. A Metasploit module references GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w, which lowers the barrier to weaponization. Public exploit tooling significantly increases real-world risk — prioritize patching and ensure detection coverage. Exploit tooling should only ever be used in isolated, authorized testing environments.

When was GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w published, and has it been updated?

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w was published on March 19, 2022 and was last updated on November 8, 2023. Advisory data evolves as severity scores, affected ranges, and exploit intelligence are revised — always check the latest version of the advisory before acting.

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CRITICAL severity

Improper Privilege Management in Open Web AnalyticsGHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w

CRITICAL

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) Improper Privilege Management vulnerability in open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics. 17 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Also known asCVE-2022-24637

Published

Mar 19, 2022

Updated

Nov 8, 2023

Affected

1 pkg

Patched

1 / 1

Exploits

17 known

Exploitation data as of Oct 23, 2026 · OSV.dev, NVD, FIRST.org (EPSS)

EPSS Exploitation Probability

via FIRST.org ↗

99.1%probability of exploitation in next 30 days

Very High Risk0.00%

Lower risk than most CVEs100th percentile — riskier than 100% of all scored CVEsHighest risk

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.

How urgent is this, really

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). In the shaded patch-first corner (EPSS 50%+, CVSS 7.0+).

Where this sits among everything scored

Of 395,249 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the ≥ 90% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.

Real-World Exposure

1 pkg affected

🐘open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics

Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.

Description

Open Web Analytics (OWA) before 1.7.4 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to obtain sensitive user information, which can be used to gain admin privileges by leveraging cache hashes. This occurs because files generated with '<?php (instead of the intended "<?php sequence) aren't handled by the PHP interpreter.

Affected Packages

1 total 1 fixed

Ecosystem	Package	Vulnerable range	Fix
🐘Packagist	`open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics`	all versions	1.7.4`composer require open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics:^1.7.4`

Affected Products

1 product · 1 configurations

Application

open web analyticsopenwebanalytics

< 1.7.4

range

Exploits & PoCs

Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.

EDB-51026webappsphp

Open Web Analytics 1.7.3 - Remote Code Execution

by Jacob Ebben · Nov 11, 2022

Exploit-DB Source

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency

Detect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics to 1.7.4 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Close the privilege gap rather than the entry point: audit which accounts, roles and service identities can reach the affected operation, drop the component to the least privilege it actually needs, and review file and directory permissions created by earlier installs — a default left in place is what makes this reachable.

How to detect GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w

A community-maintained Nuclei template exists for this CVE. You can scan for it directly:

nuclei -id ghsa-pr9q-v585-qv2w -u https://target

Template: Open Web Analytics 1.7.3 - Remote Code Execution
Severity: critical
Impact: Unauthenticated attackers can exploit improperly handled PHP files to obtain cache hashes containing sensitive user information, then leverage these to reset the admin password and upload malicious files for remote code execution, compromising the entire analytics platform.
Remediation: Upgrade to Open Web Analytics version 1.7.4 or later that properly handles PHP file generation and validates authentication for sensitive operations.

Template by ProjectDiscovery nuclei-templates (iamnoooob, rootxharsh, pdresearch), MIT licensed. View the full template. Scan only systems you are authorised to test.

Frequently Asked Questions

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CVSS Score

9.8/10CVSS v3 base

Vector breakdown

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Raw vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CWE Classification

CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

Weaponization

OpenSSF Scorecard

Package health score

Open-Web-Analytics

4.1/10

Maintained10/10

Code-Review0/10

Branch-Protection0/10

Assessed Oct 19, 2026

Timeline

Disclosed

Mar 19, 2022

First exploit

Nov 11, 2022

Last updated

Nov 8, 2023

Identifiers

GHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w

References

Advisorynvd.nist.gov Webdevel0pment.de Webgithub.com Webpacketstormsecurity.com Webpacketstormsecurity.com Packagegithub.com

Related vulnerabilities

Also affects open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics

This CVE is critical severity; 1 of 2 other CVEs affecting open-web-analytics/open-web-analytics is rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2025-59397CVE-2022-24637

Same weakness: CWE-269

This CVE is critical severity; 1 of 6 other CVEs with CWE-269 is rated as high or higher (top: critical).

CVE-2026-96627CVE-2026-85990CVE-2026-77524CVE-2026-95837GHSA-pjr3-86v4-5p7wCVE-2026-57458Browse all CWE-269

Provenance

Sources

OSV.devNVDFIRST.org (EPSS)

Last verifiedNov 8, 2023

Improper Privilege Management in Open Web AnalyticsGHSA-pr9q-v585-qv2w

EPSS Exploitation Probability

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Affected Packages

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Detection & mitigation playbook

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Workarounds

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