CVE-2024-51996: Symfony/security http Authentication Bypass Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2024-51996 is a HIGH (CVSS 7.5) authentication bypass vulnerability (CWE-287: Improper Authentication) affecting Symfony/security http libraries in the Packagist ecosystem. The issue involves symfony has an authentication bypass via rememberme. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 5.4.47, 6.4.15, 7.1.8.
CVE-2024-51996 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 7.5
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2024-51996
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Symfony/security http dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade symfony/security-http to 5.4.47Upgrade symfony/security-http to 6.4.15Upgrade symfony/security-http to 7.1.8Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for symfony/security-httpHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2024-51996, inspect your project dependencies for Symfony/security http:
inspect dependencies for symfony/security-httpAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Symfony/security http in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 5.4.47), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-287: Improper Authentication, where when an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. In Symfony/security http, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2024-51996 Affected Symfony/security http Versions
3 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
symfony/security-http
|
Packagist |
≥ 5.3.0
< 5.4.47
|
5.4.47
|
|
symfony/security-http
|
Packagist |
≥ 6.0.0-BETA1
< 6.4.15
|
6.4.15
|
|
symfony/security-http
|
Packagist |
≥ 7.0.0-BETA1
< 7.1.8
|
7.1.8
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-cg23-qf8f-62rr",
"modified" : "2024-11-14T23:55:43Z",
"published" : "2024-11-13T18:29:04Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2024-51996" ],
"summary" : "Symfony has an Authentication Bypass via RememberMe",
"details" : "### Description\n\nWhen consuming a persisted remember-me cookie, Symfony does not check if the username persisted in the database matches the username attached with the cookie, leading to authentication bypass.\n\n### Resolution\n\nThe `PersistentRememberMeHandler` class now ensures the submitted username is the cookie owner.\n\nThe patch for this issue is available [here](https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/81354d392c5f0b7a52bcbd729d6f82501e94135a) for branch 5.4.\n\n### Credits\n\nWe would like to thank Moritz Rauch - Pentryx AG for reporting the issue and Jérémy Derussé for providing the fix.",
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"severity" : "HIGH",
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"nvd_published_at" : "2024-11-13T17:15:11Z"
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