GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx
MEDIUMGHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.2) CWE-59 vulnerability in suds. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Improper Link Resolution Before File Access in Suds
Blast Radius
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Description
cache.py in Suds 0.4, when tempdir is set to None, allows local users to redirect SOAP queries and possibly have other unspecified impact via a symlink attack on a cache file with a predictable name in /tmp/suds/.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | suds | all versions | 1.0.0 |
| 🐍PyPI | suds-py3 | all versions | 1.4.4.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for suds. 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 suds to 1.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx 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-vpqp-hx68-p2wx 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-vpqp-hx68-p2wx. 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-vpqp-hx68-p2wx in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-vpqp-hx68-p2wx across PyPI dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.