GHSA-qcqv-38jg-2r43
Pageflow vulnerable to insecure direct object reference in membership update endpoint
Blast Radius
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Description
Impact
Pageflow has a membership edit feature which allows users to edit the roles of user memberships associated with an account that they have the manager role to (including their own). While the Entity dropdown select field is greyed out in the UI, an attacker can use tools which allow sending arbitrary HTTP request to craft a request to the /admin/users/{user_id}/memberships/{membership_id} endpoint containing an additional membership[entity_id] parameter. This parameter is honored when the membership is updated, allowing an attacker to update the membership object associated with their own account (with manager role) to be associated with a different attacker-chosen account instead. Since account_ids are enumerable, an attacker can compromise all accounts present on the platform.
Mitigation
Upgrade to version 15.7.1 or 14.5.2 of the pageflow gem.
For more information
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Credits
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 💎RubyGems | pageflow | all versions | 14.5.2 |
| 💎RubyGems | pageflow | ≥ 15.0.0&&< 15.7.1 | 15.7.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for pageflow. 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.
Fix
Update pageflow to 14.5.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qcqv-38jg-2r43 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-qcqv-38jg-2r43 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-qcqv-38jg-2r43. 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-qcqv-38jg-2r43 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-qcqv-38jg-2r43 across RubyGems dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.