GHSA-v725-9546-7q7m
CRITICALGHSA-v725-9546-7q7m is a critical-severity (CVSS 9.8) CWE-88 vulnerability in gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-v725-9546-7q7m is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
go-git has an Argument Injection via the URL field
Real-World Exposure
gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4🐹github.com/go-git/go-git/v5Real-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
An argument injection vulnerability was discovered in go-git versions prior to v5.13.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to set arbitrary values to git-upload-pack flags. This only happens when the file transport protocol is being used, as that is the only protocol that shells out to git binaries.
Affected versions
Users running versions of go-git from v4 and above are recommended to upgrade to v5.13 in order to mitigate this vulnerability.
Workarounds
In cases where a bump to the latest version of go-git is not possible, we recommend users to enforce restrict validation rules for values passed in the URL field.
Credit
Thanks to @vin01 for responsibly disclosing this vulnerability to us.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 | ≥ 4.0.0 | No fix |
| 🐹Go | github.com/go-git/go-git/v5 | all versions | 5.13.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4. 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
No patched version of gopkg.in/src-d/go-git.v4 has shipped for GHSA-v725-9546-7q7m yet. Where your build allows, override or pin the dependency away from the vulnerable range, and apply any maintainer-recommended mitigation.
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-v725-9546-7q7m 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-v725-9546-7q7m. 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-v725-9546-7q7m in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-v725-9546-7q7m across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.