CVE-2018-11385: High severity symfony vulnerability

Published May 25, 2018
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Updated

An issue was discovered in the Security component in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.48, 2.8.x before 2.8.41, 3.3.x before 3.3.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.11, and 4.0.x before 4.0.11. A session fixation vulnerability within the "Guard" login feature may allow an attacker to impersonate a victim towards the web application if the session id value was previously known to the attacker.

Other sources

CVE-2018-11385: Session Fixation Issue for Guard Authentication

Affected Software

28 affected componentsFixes available
composer/symfony/security>=2.0.0, <2.1.0, >=2.1.0, <2.2.0, >=2.2.0, <2.3.0, >=2.3.0, <2.4.0, >=2.4.0, <2.5.0, >=2.5.0, <2.6.0, >=2.6.0, <2.7.0, >=2.7.0, <2.7.48, >=2.8.0, <2.8.41, >=3.0.0, <3.1.0, >=3.1.0, <3.2.0, >=3.2.0, <3.3.0, >=3.3.0, <3.3.17, >=3.4.0, <3.4.11, >=4.0.0, <4.0.11
composer/symfony/symfony>=2.0.0, <2.1.0, >=2.1.0, <2.2.0, >=2.2.0, <2.3.0, >=2.3.0, <2.4.0, >=2.4.0, <2.5.0, >=2.5.0, <2.6.0, >=2.6.0, <2.7.0, >=2.7.0, <2.7.48, >=2.8.0, <2.8.41, >=3.0.0, <3.1.0, >=3.1.0, <3.2.0, >=3.2.0, <3.3.0, >=3.3.0, <3.3.17, >=3.4.0, <3.4.11, >=4.0.0, <4.0.11
composer/symfony/security-http>=2.4.0, <2.7.48, >=2.5.0, <2.7.48, >=2.6.0, <2.7.48, >=2.7.0, <2.7.48, >=2.8.0, <2.8.41, >=3.0.0, <3.1.0, >=3.1.0, <3.2.0, >=3.2.0, <3.3.0, >=3.3.0, <3.3.17, >=3.4.0, <3.4.11, >=4.0.0, <4.0.11
composer/symfony/security-guard>=2.8.0, <2.8.41, >=3.0.0, <3.1.0, >=3.1.0, <3.2.0, >=3.2.0, <3.3.0, >=3.3.0, <3.3.17, >=3.4.0, <3.4.11, >=4.0.0, <4.0.11
debian/symfony
3.4.22+dfsg-2+deb10u13.4.22+dfsg-2+deb10u24.4.19+dfsg-2+deb11u35.4.23+dfsg-15.4.29+dfsg-15.4.30+dfsg-1
composer/symfony/security>=4.0.0<4.0.11
4.0.11
composer/symfony/security>=3.4.0<3.4.11
3.4.11
composer/symfony/security>=3.0.0<3.3.17
3.3.17
composer/symfony/security>=2.8.0<2.8.41
2.8.41
composer/symfony/security>=2.7.0<2.7.48
2.7.48
composer/symfony/security-http>=4.0.0<4.0.11
4.0.11
composer/symfony/security-http>=3.4.0<3.4.11
3.4.11
composer/symfony/security-http>=3.0.0<3.3.17
3.3.17
composer/symfony/security-http>=2.8.0<2.8.41
2.8.41
composer/symfony/security-http>=2.7.0<2.7.48
2.7.48
composer/symfony/symfony>=3.0.0<3.3.17
3.3.17
composer/symfony/symfony>=4.0.0<4.0.11
4.0.11
composer/symfony/symfony>=3.4.0<3.4.11
3.4.11
composer/symfony/symfony>=2.8.0<2.8.41
2.8.41
composer/symfony/symfony>=2.7.0<2.7.48
2.7.48
SensioLabs Symfony>=2.7.0<2.7.48
SensioLabs Symfony>=2.8.0<2.8.41
SensioLabs Symfony>=3.3.0<3.3.17
SensioLabs Symfony>=3.4.0<3.4.11
SensioLabs Symfony>=4.0.0<4.0.11
Debian Debian Linux=8.0
Debian Debian Linux=9.0
Fedoraproject Fedora=28

Event History

May 25, 2018
Advisory Published
02:04 PM
Jun 13, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·04:00 PM
Description

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-11385?

CVE-2018-11385 is a session fixation issue in the Security component in Symfony which allows an attacker to impersonate a victim.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-11385?

CVE-2018-11385 has a severity value of 8.1 (High).

3

Which versions of Symfony are affected by CVE-2018-11385?

Symfony versions 2.7.x before 2.7.48, 2.8.x before 2.8.41, 3.3.x before 3.3.17, 3.4.x before 3.4.11, and 4.0.x before 4.0.11 are affected by CVE-2018-11385.

4

How can I fix the session fixation issue in Symfony?

To fix the session fixation issue in Symfony, you should upgrade to the latest patched version of Symfony in the affected minor versions (2.7.x, 2.8.x, 3.3.x, 3.4.x, or 4.0.x).

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-11385?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-11385 on the Symfony website (https://symfony.com/cve-2018-11385) and the NIST NVD (https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-11385).

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