GHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92
MEDIUMGHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92 is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.9) CWE-177 vulnerability in @fastify/static. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
@fastify/static vulnerable to route guard bypass via encoded path separators
Real-World Exposure
How broadly this vulnerability is actually deployed: weekly install volume shows current usage, a proxy for how much of the ecosystem is exposed.
@fastify/staticnpmDescription
Impact
@fastify/static v9.1.0 and earlier decodes percent-encoded path separators (%2F) before filesystem resolution, but Fastify's router treats them as literal characters. This creates a routing mismatch: route guards on /admin/* do not match /admin%2Fsecret.html, but @fastify/static decodes it to /admin/secret.html and serves the file.
Applications that rely on route-based middleware or guards to protect files served by @fastify/static can be bypassed with encoded path separators.
Patches
Upgrade to @fastify/static >= 9.1.1.
Workarounds
None. Upgrade to the patched version.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 📦npm | @fastify/static | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 9.1.1 | 9.1.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for @fastify/static. 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 @fastify/static to 9.1.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92 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-x428-ghpx-8j92 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-x428-ghpx-8j92. 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-x428-ghpx-8j92 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-x428-ghpx-8j92 across npm dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.