GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f

Source

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f

Import Source

https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f.json

JSON Data

https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f

Published

2021-05-17T20:52:32Z

Modified

2024-12-02T05:54:32Z

Summary

User enumeration in authentication mechanisms

Details

Description

The ability to enumerate users was possible without relevant permissions due to different exception messages depending on whether the user existed or not. It was also possible to enumerate users by using a timing attack, by comparing time elapsed when authenticating an existing user and authenticating a non-existing user.

Resolution

We now ensure that 403s are returned whether the user exists or not if the password is invalid or if the user does not exist.

The patch for this issue is available here for branch 3.4.

Credits

I would like to thank James Isaac and Mathias Brodala for reporting the issue and Robin Chalas for fixing the issue.

Database specific

{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-200"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2021-05-17T19:21:54Z",
    "nvd_published_at": null,
    "severity": "LOW"
}

References

Affected packages

Packagist / symfony/security-http

Package

Name: symfony/security-http
Purl: pkg:composer/symfony/security-http

Affected ranges

Type: ECOSYSTEM
Events: Introduced

5.1.0

Fixed

5.2.8

Affected versions

v5.*

v5.1.0

v5.1.1

v5.1.2

v5.1.3

v5.1.4

v5.1.5

v5.1.6

v5.1.7

v5.1.8

v5.1.9

v5.1.10

v5.1.11

v5.2.0-BETA1

v5.2.0-BETA2

v5.2.0-BETA3

v5.2.0-RC1

v5.2.0-RC2

v5.2.0

v5.2.1

v5.2.2

v5.2.3

v5.2.4

v5.2.5

v5.2.6

v5.2.7

Database specific

source

"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2021/05/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f/GHSA-g2qj-pmxm-9f8f.json"

Packagist / symfony/symfony