GHSA-vq8w-x8v7-f88m is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in ldapcherry. A fix is available for ldapcherry — see the affected versions and patch details below.
LdapCherry Cross-site Scripting vulnerbaility
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-vq8w-x8v7-f88m 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 379,145 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
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in kakwa LdapCherry up to 0.x. Affected is an unknown function of the component URL Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. Upgrading to version 1.0.0 is able to address this issue. The patch is identified as 6f98076281e9452fdb1adcd1bcbb70a6f968ade9. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. VDB-217434 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐍PyPI | ldapcherry | all versions | 1.0.0pip install --upgrade 'ldapcherry==1.0.0' |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for ldapcherry, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update ldapcherry to 1.0.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-vq8w-x8v7-f88m 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.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-vq8w-x8v7-f88m can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-vq8w-x8v7-f88m. 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-vq8w-x8v7-f88m in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-vq8w-x8v7-f88m across PyPI dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.