GHSA-vq4h-xrwc-m639 is a high-severity (CVSS 8.8) Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in rdiffweb. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for rdiffweb — see the affected versions and patch details below.
rdiffweb CSRF vulnerability in profile's SSH keys can lead to unauthorized access
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-vq4h-xrwc-m639 plotted by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). The shaded corner — EPSS 50%+ and CVSS 7.0+ — is where this CVE doesn't sit, though severity or exploitability alone can still warrant action.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 377,238 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Real counts from FIRST.org, not a sample — log-scaled since the landscape is heavily right-skewed.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
rdiffweb prior to 2.4.3 is vulnerable to Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). While adding SSH public keys to the profile, the server accepts the GET request, which results in adding an SSH public key to the profile and leads to unauthorized access to the system and backups. Version 2.4.3 contains a patch for this issue.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | rdiffweb | all versions | 2.4.3pip install --upgrade 'rdiffweb==2.4.3' |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for rdiffweb, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update rdiffweb to 2.4.3 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vq4h-xrwc-m639 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-vq4h-xrwc-m639 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-vq4h-xrwc-m639. 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-vq4h-xrwc-m639 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-vq4h-xrwc-m639 across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.