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CVE-2019-11325 — Improper Input Validation in symfony/symfony —...

CRITICAL

Improper Input Validation in Symfony

Published February 12, 2020Updated November 8, 2023Source: osv

Summary

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 4.2.12 and 4.3.x before 4.3.8. The VarExport component incorrectly escapes strings, allowing some specially crafted ones to escalate to execution of arbitrary PHP code. This is related to symfony/var-exporter.

Advisory Timeline

  • First published February 12, 2020 (2434 days ago).
  • Last revised November 8, 2023 — 1364 days after initial publication.

Remediation

Upgrade to the fixed version using your package manager.

Composer
Update symfony/symfony to 4.2.12 or later
composer require "symfony/symfony:^4.2.12"
Composer
Update symfony/symfony to 4.3.8 or later
composer require "symfony/symfony:^4.3.8"
Composer
Update symfony/var-exporter to 4.3.8 or later
composer require "symfony/var-exporter:^4.3.8"
Composer
Update symfony/var-exporter to 4.2.12 or later
composer require "symfony/var-exporter:^4.2.12"

After upgrading, run your dependency scanner again to confirm the vulnerability is resolved.

Affected Packages (4)

Affects 1 ecosystem: packagist (2).

PackageEcosystemAffectedFixed In
symfony/symfony
packagist
v4.2.0, v4.2.1, v4.2.10, v4.2.11 (+8 more)4.2.12
symfony/symfony
packagist
v4.3.0, v4.3.1, v4.3.2, v4.3.3 (+4 more)4.3.8
symfony/var-exporter
packagist
v4.3.0, v4.3.1, v4.3.2, v4.3.3 (+4 more)4.3.8
symfony/var-exporter
packagist
v4.2.0, v4.2.1, v4.2.10, v4.2.11 (+8 more)4.2.12

Vulnerability Classification

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) identifiers for this vulnerability type.

  • CWE-116
    Improper Encoding or EscapingMITRE

CVSS Score Breakdown

What the CVSS (Common Vulnerability Scoring System) 9.8 score means for each attack dimension.

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2019-11325?
Improper Input Validation in Symfony This vulnerability has been assigned a severity rating of CRITICAL (CVSS score: 9.8/10).
How do I check if my project is affected by CVE-2019-11325?
CVE-2019-11325 affects symfony/symfony and symfony/var-exporter. Use GeekWala's free vulnerability scanner to check your dependencies against CVE-2019-11325 and 200,000+ other known vulnerabilities.

Severity & Exploitability

CVSS Score
9.8

Exploitation is straightforward and causes maximum impact. Patch immediately.

Also Known As

GHSA-w4rc-rx25-8m86

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