Description
An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Debian
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian 14 | symfony | 3.4.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | symfony | 3.4.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 12 | symfony | 3.4.0+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 9 | symfony | 2.8.7+dfsg-1.3+deb9u1 | DSA-4262-1 |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | symfony/form | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | 2.7.38 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/form | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | 2.8.31 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/form | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.14 | 3.2.14 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/form | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 | 3.3.13 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | 2.7.38 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | 2.8.31 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 3.0.0, < 3.2.14 | 3.2.14 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 | 3.3.13 | GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg |
Advisories 1
- DSA-4262-1 symfony - security update Debian Security (DSA / DLA) · Mar 9, 2026