Auth0 PHP SDK Insufficient Entropy in Cookie Encryption
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
Auth0-PHP is a PHP SDK for Auth0 Authentication and Management APIs. From version 8.0.0 to before version 8.19.0, in applications built with the Auth0 PHP SDK, cookies are encrypted with insufficient entropy, which may result in threat actors brute-forcing the encryption key and forging session cookies. This issue has been patched in version 8.19.0.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| auth0 | auth0-PHP | 8.0.0 to before 8.19.0 | 8.19.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | auth0/auth0-php (Packagist) | 8.0.0 to before 8.19.0 | 8.19.0 | Patch available | GHSA-w3wc-44p4-m4j7 |
- auth0-PHP Vendorauth0 Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.19.0 Fixed in 8.19.0 Patch available CNA
- auth0/auth0-php (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 8.0.0 to before 8.19.0 Fixed in 8.19.0 Patch available GHSA-w3wc-44p4-m4j7
Remediation
- Fix · CNA auth0-PHP (auth0) Fixed in 8.19.0
- Fix · GHSA-w3wc-44p4-m4j7 auth0/auth0-php (Packagist) Fixed in 8.19.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-34236
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-w3wc-44p4-m4j7
References
More Auth0-php vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-41710 Auth0-PHP SDK has Improper Audience Validation CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
Sources
- CVE-2026-34236 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-34236 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-w3wc-44p4-m4j7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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