Hard-coded System User Credentials in Folio Data Export Spring moduleGHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3
CRITICALFix: folio-org/mod-data-export-spring@93aff45GHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3 is a critical-severity (CVSS 10) Hard-coded Credentials vulnerability in org.folio:mod-data-export-spring. A fix is available for org.folio:mod-data-export-spring — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3.
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
org.folio:mod-data-export-spring☕org.folio:mod-data-export-springReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
The module creates a system user that is used to perform internal module-to-module operations. Credentials for this user are hard-coded in the source code. This makes it trivial to authenticate as this user, resulting in unauthorized access to potentially dangerous APIs, allowing to view and modify configuration including single-sign-on configuration, to read, add and modify user data, and to read and transfer fees/fines in a patron's account.
Patches
Upgrade mod-data-export-spring to >=2.0.2, or a 1.5.x version >=1.5.4.
Workarounds
No known workarounds.
References
https://wiki.folio.org/x/hbMMBw - FOLIO Security Advisory with Upgrade Instructions https://github.com/folio-org/mod-data-export-spring/commit/93aff4566bff59e30f4121b5a2bda5b0b508a446 - Fix
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.folio:mod-data-export-spring | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.0.2 | 2.0.2org.folio:mod-data-export-spring:2.0.2 |
| ☕Maven | org.folio:mod-data-export-spring | all versions | 1.5.4org.folio:mod-data-export-spring:1.5.4 |
Affected Products
mod-data-export-springopenlibraryfoundationDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.folio:mod-data-export-spring, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update org.folio:mod-data-export-spring to 2.0.2 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Escape or sanitise the affected output on the server side rather than relying on client-side filtering, and add a Content-Security-Policy that blocks inline script execution so injected markup cannot run even if it reaches the page.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-vf78-3q9f-92g3 in your dependencies?
Find it across Maven, including transitive dependencies.