GHSA-xr8f-59pp-rxxh — Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaS…
GHSA-xr8f-59pp-rxxh is a Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices. A fix is available for Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Elevation of privilege in ASP.NET Core
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.
Real-World Exposure
Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices.NETMicrosoft.AspNetCore.SpaServicesReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects NuGet packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
An elevation of privilege vulnerability exists when a ASP.NET Core web application, created using vulnerable project templates, fails to properly sanitize web requests, aka 'ASP.NET Core Elevation Of Privilege Vulnerability'.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices | ≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.2.7 | 2.2.7dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices --version 2.2.7 |
| .NETNuGet | Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices | ≥ 2.1.0&&< 2.1.13 | 2.1.13dotnet add package Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices --version 2.1.13 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update Microsoft.AspNetCore.SpaServices to 2.2.7 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-xr8f-59pp-rxxh 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-xr8f-59pp-rxxh can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-xr8f-59pp-rxxh. 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-xr8f-59pp-rxxh in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-xr8f-59pp-rxxh across NuGet dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.