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CVE-2016-2403: Improper Authentication

February 7, 2017 (updated August 5, 2018)

Symfony allows remote attackers to bypass authentication by logging in with an empty password and valid username, which triggers an unauthenticated bind.

References

  • symfony.com/cve-2016-2403

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.8.0 before 2.8.6, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.6

Fixed versions

  • 2.8.6
  • 3.0.6

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.8.6, 3.0.6 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-287: Improper Authentication

Source file

packagist/symfony/security/CVE-2016-2403.yml

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