GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9: Invenio communities Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
MODERATEGHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.3) cross-site scripting vulnerability (CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')) affecting Invenio communities libraries in the PyPI ecosystem. The issue involves invenio-communities has a cross-site scripting (xss) vulnerability in react components. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 7.8.0, 4.2.2, 2.8.11.
GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.3
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L).
How to Fix GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Invenio communities dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
pip install invenio-communities>=7.8.0
pip install invenio-communities>=4.2.2
pip install invenio-communities>=2.8.11
Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
pip show invenio-communities
How to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Python environment is affected by GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9, inspect your installed packages using pip:
pip show invenio-communities
Analyze the terminal output to locate any version of Invenio communities in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 7.8.0), your application is affected.
Note: The pip show invenio-communities command checks currently installed packages in your active Python environment.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-79: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting'), where the product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. In Invenio communities, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
GHSA-hjx6-f647-mvf9 Affected Invenio communities Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
invenio-communities
|
PyPI |
≥ 5.0.0
< 7.8.0
|
7.8.0
|
|
invenio-communities
|
PyPI |
≥ 3.0.0
< 4.2.2
|
4.2.2
|
|
invenio-communities
|
PyPI |
< 2.8.11
|
2.8.11
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
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"summary" : "Invenio-Communities has a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability in React components",
"details" : "# Impact\n\nWe have identified a Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability within certain React components related to community members in the Invenio-Communities module. This vulnerability enables a user to inject a script tag into the Affiliations field during the account registration process. The malicious script is executed when the user creates a new community and is listed as a public member.\n\nThe script is triggered whenever any user visits the Members section of any community that includes the compromised user. This can potentially allow the attacker to access personal information, such as cookies, of the visiting user.\n\n# Patches\nThe problem has been patched in [v7.8.0](https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/releases/tag/v7.8.0). Patches also have been backported in versions [v4.2.2](https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/tree/v4.2.2) and [v2.8.11](https://github.com/inveniosoftware/invenio-communities/tree/v2.8.11).\n\n# Credits\n\nThanks to [Twitter.com/AliGoodLuck11](https://x.com/AliGoodLuck11) for reporting the vulnerability with a detailed description on how to reproduce it!\n\n# For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory:\n\nEmail us at [info@inveniosoftware.org](mailto:info@inveniosoftware.org)\n",
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