What is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is a medium-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in polaris-website (npm), affecting versions < 1.1.1. It is fixed in 1.1.1. A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones.

How severe is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.

Which versions of polaris-website are affected by GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

polaris-website (npm) versions < 1.1.1 is affected.

Is there a fix for GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

Yes. GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is fixed in 1.1.1. Upgrade to this version or later.

Is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

What actually determines whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

How do I fix GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

Upgrade polaris-website to 1.1.1 or later.

GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH in polaris-website

Q: How severe is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.

Q: Which versions of polaris-website are affected by GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

polaris-website (npm) versions < 1.1.1 is affected.

Q: Is there a fix for GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

Yes. GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is fixed in 1.1.1. Upgrade to this version or later.

Q: Is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk.

Q: What actually determines whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable, and how bad it is?

Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.

Q: How do I fix GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH?

Upgrade polaris-website to 1.1.1 or later.

Summary

CSRF Vulnerability in polaris-website

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Impact

CSRF vulnerability:
In some very specific circumstances, an attacker would be able to update your settings.
Basically you would need to navigate to hackersite.com while logged into our panel. Then they could modify your settings. They couldn't check if it worked, nor could they read your settings.

A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones. Typical impact: state-changing actions performed as the victim without their consent.

GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium). The vector is network-reachable, no privileges required, and user interaction required. A CVSS score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether this affects your application depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable in your environment. A fixed version is available (1.1.1); upgrading removes the vulnerable code path.

Affected versions

polaris-website (< 1.1.1)

Security releases

polaris-website → 1.1.1 (npm)

Kodem intelligence

Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.

Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.

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Remediation advice

As of v1.1.1 this has been patched by implementing the Double submit pattern using a cookie.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH? GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is a medium-severity cross-site request forgery (CSRF) vulnerability in polaris-website (npm), affecting versions < 1.1.1. It is fixed in 1.1.1. A victim's authenticated browser session is used to submit forged requests to an application that cannot distinguish them from legitimate ones.
How severe is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH? GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium). This score reflects the worst-case severity of the vulnerability, not your specific exposure. Whether it represents real risk in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable.
Which versions of polaris-website are affected by GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH? polaris-website (npm) versions < 1.1.1 is affected.
Is there a fix for GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH? Yes. GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is fixed in 1.1.1. Upgrade to this version or later.
Is GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
What actually determines whether GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
How do I fix GHSA-WHRH-9J4Q-G7PH? Upgrade polaris-website to 1.1.1 or later.