spomky-labs/otphp: Unbounded digits parameter in a provisioning URI triggers an uncaught…
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
- Denial of service
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-369.
Summary
## Summary The `digits` parameter parsed from a provisioning URI is validated only with a lower bound (`$value > 0`) and has no upper bound (`src/OTP.php:353-357`). OTP generation computes `$code % (10 ** $this->getDigits())` (`src/OTP.php:283`). When `digits` is large enough that `10 ** digits` overflows PHP's integer range and the `(int)` cast yields `0` (around `digits >= 40` on 64-bit PHP 8.x), the modulo operand becomes `0` and PHP raises a `DivisionByZeroError`. ## Impact `OTPHP\Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri()` forwards the attacker-controlled `digits` query value to `setParameter('digits', $value)`, so a hostile URI such as `otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&digits=50` produces an OTP object whose `at()`, `now()`, and `verify()` all throw `DivisionByZeroError`. Because `DivisionByZeroError` extends `Error` (not `Exception`), callers that guard OTP generation with a `catch (\Exception)` do not catch it, turning a malformed URI into an unhandled fatal error (denial of service of the verification path). Measured threshold on PHP 8.3: `digits = 30` works, `digits >= 40` throws `DivisionByZeroError: Modulo by zero`. ## Affected component - `src/OTP.php:353-357` — `digits` parameter callback (no upper bound) - `src/OTP.php:283` — `$code % (10 ** $this->getDigits())` ## Proof of concept ```php use OTPHP\Factory; use OTPHP\InternalClock; $otp = Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri( 'otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&digits=50', new InternalClock() ); $otp->at(0); // DivisionByZeroError: Modulo by zero (escapes catch (\Exception)) ``` ## Remediation Enforce a sane upper bound on `digits` in the parameter validation callback (e.g. reject values above 8–10, the practical range for OTPs) so that an out-of-range value is rejected with a documented exception instead of producing an object that fails later with an uncatchable `Error`.
Why it matters now
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 |
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| — | spomky-labs/otphp (Packagist) | before 11.4.3 | 11.4.3 | Patch available | GHSA-g7m4-839x-ch6v |
- spomky-labs/otphp (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 11.4.3 Fixed in 11.4.3 Patch available GHSA-g7m4-839x-ch6v
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-g7m4-839x-ch6v spomky-labs/otphp (Packagist) Fixed in 11.4.3 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-g7m4-839x-ch6v
References
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