laravel-s vulnerable to Local File InclusionGHSA-q2fp-jw87-86px
CRITICALFix: hhxsv5/laravel-s@05aa615GHSA-q2fp-jw87-86px is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-552 vulnerability in hhxsv5/laravel-s. 1 public exploit or proof-of-concept reference is indexed, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for hhxsv5/laravel-s — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-q2fp-jw87-86px.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
hhxsv5/laravel-sReal-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
laravel-s prior to 3.7.36 is vulnerable to Local File Inclusion via /src/Illuminate/Laravel.php.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | hhxsv5/laravel-s | all versions | 3.7.36composer require hhxsv5/laravel-s:^3.7.36 |
Affected Products
laravelslaravels_projectResearch 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 hhxsv5/laravel-s, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update hhxsv5/laravel-s to 3.7.36 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-q2fp-jw87-86px 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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