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GHSA-h4fw-6r7f-w494: Webauthn has a User Verification Downgrade via Default-Open ClientOverridePolicy

May 7, 2026

In version 5.3.0 of the Symfony bundle, Webauthn\Bundle\Policy\ClientOverridePolicy defaulted to allowing all client overrides, including userVerification. A client could send {"userVerification": "discouraged"} in the assertion or attestation options request to override a server-configured userVerification: required, causing the emitted WebAuthn options to instruct the authenticator to skip user verification. The CheckUserVerification ceremony step then read the same downgraded options and skipped its check.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h4fw-6r7f-w494
  • github.com/web-auth/webauthn-framework
  • github.com/web-auth/webauthn-framework/security/advisories/GHSA-h4fw-6r7f-w494

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 5.3.0 before 5.3.1

Fixed versions

  • 5.3.1

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.3.1 or above.

Impact 2.1 LOW

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization

Source file

packagist/web-auth/webauthn-framework/GHSA-h4fw-6r7f-w494.yml

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