Symfony security-http up to 4.4.6/5.0.6 Rule improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Symfony security-http up to 4.4.6/5.0.6. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Rule Handler. The manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2020-5275. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Symfony security-http up to 4.4.6/5.0.6. It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Rule Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

In symfony/security-http before versions 4.4.7 and 5.0.7, when a `Firewall` checks access control rule

The weakness was released 03/30/2020 (GitHub Repository). The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2020-5275 since 01/02/2020. The attack may be initiated remotely. A simple authentication is required for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1548.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 4.4.7 or 5.0.7 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 6.5
VulDB Temp Score: 6.2
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CNA Base Score: 7.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: security-http 4.4.7/5.0.7
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

01/02/2020 🔍
03/30/2020 +88 days 🔍
03/31/2020 +1 days 🔍
05/10/2025 +1866 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: c935e4a3fba6cc2ab463a6ca382858068d63cebf
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2020-5275 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-5275
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-152441

Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2020 10:40
Updated: 05/10/2025 02:07
Changes: 03/31/2020 10:40 (39), 03/31/2020 10:45 (11), 10/05/2020 10:18 (1), 05/12/2024 12:30 (18), 05/12/2024 12:37 (20), 05/10/2025 02:07 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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