GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in @yaireo/tagify. 2 public exploit references exist, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for @yaireo/tagify — see the affected versions and patch details below.
tagify can pass a malicious placeholder to initiate the cross-site scripting (XSS) payload
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 379,842 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
@yaireo/tagifyReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects npm packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
This affects the package @yaireo/tagify before 4.9.8. The package is used for rendering UI components inside the input or text fields, and an attacker can pass a malicious placeholder value to it to fire the cross-site scripting (XSS) payload.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @yaireo/tagify | all versions | 4.9.8npm install @yaireo/tagify@4.9.8 |
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 @yaireo/tagify, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update @yaireo/tagify to 4.9.8 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5. 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-pxpf-v376-7xx5 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-pxpf-v376-7xx5 across npm dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.