CVE-2016-4423 – symfony/security-http

Package

Manager: composer
Name: symfony/security-http
Vulnerable Version: >=2.3.0 <2.3.41 || >=2.4.0 <2.7.13 || >=2.8.0 <2.8.6 || >=3.0.0 <3.0.6

Severity

Level: High

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.01435 pctl0.79949

Details

Symphony Denial of Service Via Overlong Usernames The attemptAuthentication function in `Component/Security/Http/Firewall/UsernamePasswordFormAuthenticationListener.php` in Symfony before 2.3.41, 2.7.x before 2.7.13, 2.8.x before 2.8.6, and 3.0.x before 3.0.6 does not limit the length of a username stored in a session, which allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (session storage consumption) via a series of authentication attempts with long, non-existent usernames.

Metadata

Created: 2022-05-17T03:54:47Z
Modified: 2024-04-25T22:08:02Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/05/GHSA-whgv-8cg3-7hcm/GHSA-whgv-8cg3-7hcm.json
CWE IDs: []
Alternative ID: GHSA-whgv-8cg3-7hcm
Finding: F002
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