Description
In Symfony v7.07, a security vulnerability was identified in the FormLoginAuthenticator component, where it failed to adequately handle cases where the username or password field of a login request is empty. This flaw could lead to various security risks, including improper authentication logic handling or denial of service. NOTE: the Supplier has concluded that this is a false report.
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 | 7.4.0~beta2+dfsg-2 | — |
| Debian 13 | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Debian 12 | symfony | No fix yet | — |
References
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/a804ca15fcad279d7727b91d12a667fd5b925995
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/blob/v7.0.7/src/Symfony/Component/Security/Http/Authenticator/FormLoginAuthenticator.php#L132
- https://gist.github.com/1047524396/3581425e0911b716cf8ce4fa30e41e6c
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/5046
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/issues/59077#issuecomment-2513935018