What is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR is a high-severity security vulnerability in ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (nuget), affecting versions <= 4.2.8. No fixed version is listed yet.

How severe is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High). 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 ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage are affected by GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (nuget) versions <= 4.2.8 is affected.

Is there a fix for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

No fixed version is listed for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.

Is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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.

GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR

Q: How severe is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High). 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 ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage are affected by GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (nuget) versions <= 4.2.8 is affected.

Q: Is there a fix for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR?

No fixed version is listed for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.

Q: Is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR exploitable, and should I be worried?

Whether GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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.

Summary

Vulnerable version of libwebp and can be exploited with a malicious source image

Workarounds

If you are using ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage, please utilize Imageflow or Imageflow.Server instead, or upgrade to ImageResizer 5 and use ImageResizer.Plugins.Imageflow (enable Prereleases on NuGet to access).

References

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7hp-h8jx-5ppr
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4863
https://github.com/webmproject/libwebp/commit/2af26267cdfcb63a88e5c74a85927a12d6ca1d76
https://github.com/NoXF/libwebp-sys/commits/master

Impact

This vulnerability affects deployments of FreeImage that involve decoding or processing malicious source .webp files. If you only process your own trusted files, this should not affect you, but you should remove FreeImage from your project, as it is not maintained and presents a massive security risk.

If you are using FreeImage via ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage, please utilize Imageflow or Imageflow.Server instead, or upgrade to ImageResizer 5 and use ImageResizer.Plugins.Imageflow (enable Prereleases on NuGet to access).

FreeImage relies on Google's libwebp library to decode .webp images, and is affected by the recent zero-day out-of-bounds write vulnerability CVE-2023-4863 and https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j7hp-h8jx-5ppr. The libwebp vulnerability also affects Chrome, Android, macOS, and other consumers of the library).

libwebp patched the vulnerability and released 1.3.2. FreeImage hasn't been updated since then and is presumed vulnerable.

GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High). 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. No fixed version is listed yet, so configuration controls and monitoring matter more in the interim.

Affected versions

ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (<= 4.2.8)

Security releases

Not available

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

None. FreeImage has not been updated in several years.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR? GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR is a high-severity security vulnerability in ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (nuget), affecting versions <= 4.2.8. No fixed version is listed yet.
How severe is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR? GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR has a CVSS score of 8.8 (High). 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 ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage are affected by GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR? ImageResizer.Plugins.FreeImage (nuget) versions <= 4.2.8 is affected.
Is there a fix for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR? No fixed version is listed for GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR yet. Monitor the advisory for updates and apply mitigations in the interim.
Is GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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-WQCR-XM43-HPQR 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.