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GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j opensource-workshop/conne…

MEDIUM

GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j is a medium-severity (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability in opensource-workshop/connect-cms. A fix is available for opensource-workshop/connect-cms — see the affected versions and patch details below.

Connect-CMS Privilege Escalation Vulnerability

Published
Jul 5, 2023
Updated
Feb 7, 2025
Affected
2 pkgs
Patched
2 / 2
Exploits
None indexed
Exploitation data as of Feb 7, 2025 · OSV.dev, FIRST.org (EPSS)

Real-World Exposure

2 pkgs affected
🐘opensource-workshop/connect-cms🐘opensource-workshop/connect-cms

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Description

Impact(影響)

There is a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on the management system of Connect-CMS. Affercted Version : Connect-CMS 1.7.1, 2.3.1 and earlier

Patches(修正バージョン)

version 1.7.2, 2.3.1

Workarounds(運用回避手段)

Upgrade Connect-CMS to latest version

Affected Packages

2 total 2 fixed
EcosystemPackageVulnerable rangeFix
🐘Packagistopensource-workshop/connect-cmsall versions1.7.2composer require opensource-workshop/connect-cms:^1.7.2
🐘Packagistopensource-workshop/connect-cms2.0.0&&< 2.3.22.3.2composer require opensource-workshop/connect-cms:^2.3.2

Detection & mitigation playbook

Open-source dependency
  1. Detect

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

  2. Fix

    Update opensource-workshop/connect-cms to 1.7.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j is resolved across your whole dependency graph.

  3. 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.

  4. How O3 protects you

    O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.

Tailored to GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.

Frequently Asked Questions

### Impact(影響) There is a Privilege Escalation Vulnerability on the management system of Connect-CMS. Affercted Version : Connect-CMS 1.7.1, 2.3.1 and earlier ### Patches(修正バージョン) version 1.7.2, 2.3.1 ### Workarounds(運用回避手段) Upgrade Connect-CMS to latest version
O3 Security · Impact-Aware SCA

Is GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j in your dependencies?

O3 Security finds GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.

GHSA-qxh3-jgvh-x55j: PrivEsc (Medium 4.3) | O3 Security