An issue was discovered in Symfony 3.4.0 through 3.4.34, 4.2.0 through 4.2.11, and 4.3.0…
Priority HIGH 67CWE-94Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-94.
Summary
An issue was discovered in Symfony 3.4.0 through 3.4.34, 4.2.0 through 4.2.11, and 4.3.0 through 4.3.7. Serializing certain cache adapter interfaces could result in remote code injection. This is related to symfony/cache.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.33247 98th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed symfony/cache (Packagist): 3.4.35, 4.2.12, 4.3.8symfony/symfony (Packagist): 3.4.35, 4.2.12, 4.3.8
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | symfony/cache (Packagist) | 3.1.0 to before 3.4.35 | 3.4.35 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
| — | symfony/cache (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.2.12 | 4.2.12 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
| — | symfony/cache (Packagist) | 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8 | 4.3.8 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
| — | symfony/symfony (Packagist) | 3.1.0 to before 3.4.35 | 3.4.35 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
| — | symfony/symfony (Packagist) | 4.0.0 to before 4.2.12 | 4.2.12 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
| — | symfony/symfony (Packagist) | 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8 | 4.3.8 | Patch available | GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- symfony/cache (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.4.35 Fixed in 3.4.35 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
- symfony/cache (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.2.12 Fixed in 4.2.12 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
- symfony/cache (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8 Fixed in 4.3.8 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
- symfony/symfony (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.0 to before 3.4.35 Fixed in 3.4.35 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
- symfony/symfony (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.0.0 to before 4.2.12 Fixed in 4.2.12 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
- symfony/symfony (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 4.3.0 to before 4.3.8 Fixed in 4.3.8 Patch available GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
CPE configurations NVD · 2
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 3.4.0 – 3.4.34; 4.2.0 – 4.2.11; 4.3.0 – 4.3.7 | Vulnerable | sensiolabs |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 31 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.4.0 – 3.4.34; 4.2.0 – 4.2.11; 4.3.0 – 4.3.7 Vulnerable ·sensiolabs
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:31:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 31 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/cache (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.35 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/cache (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/cache (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.8 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/symfony (Packagist) Fixed in 3.4.35 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/symfony (Packagist) Fixed in 4.2.12 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 symfony/symfony (Packagist) Fixed in 4.3.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2019-18889
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3
References
Advisory 3
Other 7
- https://symfony.com/blog/symfony-4-3-8-released
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v4.3.8
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/cache/CVE-2019-18889.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2019-18889.yaml
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/UED22BOXTL2SSFMGYKA64ZFHGLLJG3EA
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/UED22BOXTL2SSFMGYKA64ZFHGLLJG3EA
- https://symfony.com/cve-2019-18889
Sources
- CVE-2019-18889 · CVE Program
- CVE-2019-18889 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-79gr-58r3-pwm3 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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