FOSUserBundle User Identity Validation Vulnerability
Priority LOW 38CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
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- Privileges required
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- User interaction
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- Attack complexity
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- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
Versions of FOSUserBundle prior to 1.2.1 have been found to be vulnerable to a security issue related to user identity validation. Specifically, user refreshing was performed using the primary key instead of the username, leading to a potential security risk if a user is allowed to change their username. The fix in version 1.2.1 addresses this issue by loading the user using the primary key during refreshing.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed friendsofsymfony/user-bundle (Packagist): 1.2.1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | friendsofsymfony/user-bundle (Packagist) | 1.0.0 to before 1.2.1 | 1.2.1 | Patch available | GHSA-8wx3-8m4x-g5h4 |
- friendsofsymfony/user-bundle (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 1.0.0 to before 1.2.1 Fixed in 1.2.1 Patch available GHSA-8wx3-8m4x-g5h4
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8wx3-8m4x-g5h4 friendsofsymfony/user-bundle (Packagist) Fixed in 1.2.1 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-8wx3-8m4x-g5h4
References
Other 5
- https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSUserBundle/commit/1b8bc18e3d99ef0b52b4141f20da323033d6be9b
- https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSUserBundle/commit/5a36e2958068d1e6501dc8cf39bbae3ebb859d9f
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/friendsofsymfony/user-bundle/2012-07-10-1.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSUserBundle
- https://github.com/FriendsOfSymfony/FOSUserBundle/blob/master/Changelog.md
Sources
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