GHSA-qm5v-pj64-852j is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.5) vulnerability in passbolt/passbolt_api. A fix is available for passbolt/passbolt_api — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Passbolt Api Tabnabbing when opening URI with menu "Open URI in a new tab"
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Description
A user could create and share a resource with a malicious URI. When the victim opens with menu “Open URI in a new tab” function, the malicious page has access to the window.opener object.
Impact of issue
The newly opened malicious page can for example change the window.opener.location to redirect the user to a phishing page, or call a JavaScript function served by the AppJS on the user behalf for example to try to affect the integrity of the data.
Fix
The code that opens a new window via window.open(); now open the tab with the noopener attribute.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | passbolt/passbolt_api | all versions | 2.11.0composer require passbolt/passbolt_api:^2.11.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for passbolt/passbolt_api, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update passbolt/passbolt_api to 2.11.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qm5v-pj64-852j 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 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-qm5v-pj64-852j can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-qm5v-pj64-852j. 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-qm5v-pj64-852j in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-qm5v-pj64-852j across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.