CriticalGHSA-wvj5-r78r-hhfqCVE-2016-2403

Symfony Authentication Bypass

Published 14 May 2022 · Updated 16 Feb 2024

Affected packages

symfony/security-coreComposer

Affected: >=2.8.0 <2.8.6
Fixed in: 2.8.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/security-core:^2.8.6

symfony/security-coreComposer

Affected: >=3.0.0 <3.0.6
Fixed in: 3.0.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/security-core:^3.0.6

symfony/securityComposer

Affected: >=2.8.0 <2.8.6
Fixed in: 2.8.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/security:^2.8.6

symfony/securityComposer

Affected: >=3.0.0 <3.0.6
Fixed in: 3.0.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/security:^3.0.6

symfony/symfonyComposer

Affected: >=2.8.0 <2.8.6
Fixed in: 2.8.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/symfony:^2.8.6

symfony/symfonyComposer

Affected: >=3.0.0 <3.0.6
Fixed in: 3.0.6

Update to the fixed version for your release line, for example:composer require symfony/symfony:^3.0.6

Details

Symfony before 2.8.6 and 3.x before 3.0.6 allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.

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References

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