GHSA-w4v7-hwx7-9929 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.1) Cross-site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in tempura. 1 public exploit reference exists, so weaponization risk is real. A fix is available for tempura — see the affected versions and patch details below.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
GHSA-w4v7-hwx7-9929 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 385,987 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, and reverse-dependency count shows how many other packages break if it stays unpatched.
tempuranpmDescription
This affects the package tempura before 0.4.0. If the input to the esc function is of type object (i.e an array) it is returned without being escaped/sanitized, leading to a potential Cross-Site Scripting vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | tempura | all versions | 0.4.0npm install tempura@0.4.0 |
Affected Products
tempuratempura_projectResearch 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 tempura, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update tempura to 0.4.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-w4v7-hwx7-9929 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-w4v7-hwx7-9929 in your dependencies?
Find it across npm, including transitive dependencies.