Symfony up to 4.2.6 Validation Message cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Symfony up to 2.7.50/2.8.49/3.4.25/4.1.11/4.2.6. This impacts an unknown function of the component Validation Message Handler. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2019-10909. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Symfony up to 2.7.50/2.8.49/3.4.25/4.1.11/4.2.6. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Validation Message Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

In Symfony before 2.7.51, 2.8.x before 2.8.50, 3.x before 3.4.26, 4.x before 4.1.12, and 4.2.x before 4.2.7, validation messages are not escaped, which can lead to XSS when user input is included. This is related to symfony/framework-bundle.

The bug was discovered 04/17/2019. The weakness was published 05/16/2019 (GitHub Repository). It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2019-10909 since 04/07/2019. The attack may be initiated remotely. Required for exploitation is a simple authentication. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 29 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 255172 (Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-10909), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 277829 (Fedora Security Update for drupal8 (FEDORA-2019-1a3edd7e8a)).

Upgrading to version 2.7.51, 2.8.50, 3.4.26, 4.1.12 or 4.2.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (255172) and SecurityFocus (BID 104943†). Similar entries are available at VDB-119487, VDB-119502, VDB-119506 and VDB-122590. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Name

• Symfony

Version

• 2.7.0
• 2.7.1
• 2.7.2
• 2.7.3
• 2.7.4
• 2.7.5
• 2.7.6
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• 2.7.48
• 2.7.49
• 2.7.50
• 2.8.0
• 2.8.1
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• 2.8.5
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• 2.8.48
• 2.8.49
• 3.4.0
• 3.4.1
• 3.4.2
• 3.4.3
• 3.4.4
• 3.4.5
• 3.4.6
• 3.4.7
• 3.4.8
• 3.4.9
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• 3.4.11
• 3.4.12
• 3.4.13
• 3.4.14
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• 3.4.18
• 3.4.19
• 3.4.20
• 3.4.21
• 3.4.22
• 3.4.23
• 3.4.24
• 3.4.25
• 4.1.0
• 4.1.1
• 4.1.2
• 4.1.3
• 4.1.4
• 4.1.5
• 4.1.6
• 4.1.7
• 4.1.8
• 4.1.9
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• 4.1.11
• 4.2.0
• 4.2.1
• 4.2.2
• 4.2.3
• 4.2.4
• 4.2.5
• 4.2.6

License

• open-source

Website

• Product: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.4

VulDB Base Score: 3.5
VulDB Temp Score: 3.4
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NVD Base Score: 5.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 255172
Nessus Name: Linux Distros Unpatched Vulnerability : CVE-2019-10909

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Symfony 2.7.51/2.8.50/3.4.26/4.1.12/4.2.7
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

08/02/2018 🔍
04/07/2019 +248 days 🔍
04/17/2019 +10 days 🔍
05/16/2019 +29 days 🔍
05/17/2019 +1 days 🔍
08/26/2025 +2293 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: SA_19_19
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2019-10909 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2019-10909
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-135155
SecurityFocus: 104943 - Symfony CVE-2018-14773 Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 05/17/2019 07:24
Updated: 08/26/2025 19:18
Changes: 05/17/2019 07:24 (61), 06/13/2020 09:32 (4), 09/21/2023 14:56 (5), 08/26/2025 19:18 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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