Description
Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. From 6.1.0-BETA1 until 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12, UrlSanitizer::parse() passes Unicode explicit-direction BiDi formatting characters through into sanitized href and src attributes, allowing sanitized content to display a link destination that visually differs from the actual destination and enabling phishing-style visual spoofing. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.40, 7.4.12, and 8.0.12.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| symfony | symfony | >= 6.1.0-BETA1, < 6.4.40, >= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.12, >= 8.0.0-BETA1, < 8.0.12 | — |
| symfony | html-sanitizer | >= 6.1.0-BETA1, < 6.4.40, >= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.12, >= 8.0.0-BETA1, < 8.0.12 | — |
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 | 7.4.12+dfsg-1 | — |
| Debian 13 | symfony | 6.4.41+dfsg-0+deb13u1 | — |
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 26.10 | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 26.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 25.10 | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
Show 4 more (older releases, extended support, other products)Fewer releases
| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu Pro 24.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 22.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 20.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
| Ubuntu Pro 18.04 LTS | symfony | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | symfony/html-sanitizer | >= 6.1.0, < 6.4.40 | 6.4.40 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
| Packagist | symfony/html-sanitizer | >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.12 | 7.4.12 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
| Packagist | symfony/html-sanitizer | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.12 | 8.0.12 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 6.1.0, < 6.4.40 | 6.4.40 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 7.0.0, < 7.4.12 | 7.4.12 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
| Packagist | symfony/symfony | >= 8.0.0, < 8.0.12 | 8.0.12 | GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p |
References
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-h5vq-qfcg-4m6p
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/743a435e948b897ef2b5564ac438d4beb95d2526
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.40
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.12
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.12