🛡️ CVE-2013-4752 — http-foundation
Description
Symfony Host Header Injection vulnerability in the HttpFoundation component
Symfony 2.0.X before 2.0.24, 2.1.X before 2.1.12, 2.2.X before 2.2.5, and 2.3.X before 2.3.3 have an issue in the HttpFoundation component. The Host header can be manipulated by an attacker when the framework is generating an absolute URL. A remote attacker could exploit this vulnerability to inject malicious content into the Web application page and conduct various attacks.
How this vulnerability can be exploited
This issue can be reached over the network, attack complexity is low, an attacker needs no privileges on the target. A user must be tricked into taking some action. The scope is changed, meaning a successful attack can affect components beyond the vulnerable one. Rated impact: confidentiality low, integrity low, availability none.
Weakness class
CVE-2013-4752 is classified as CWE-79: Cross-site Scripting (XSS). User-supplied data is written into a page without escaping, so attacker script runs in the browser of anyone who views it.
Affected software
CVE-2013-4752 is recorded against 2 packages.
- symfony/http-foundation (from 2.3.0 up to 2.3.3)
- symfony/symfony (from 2.3.0 up to 2.3.3)
Timeline and source
Published on 5 May 2022 and last revised on 16 March 2024. No public exploit is currently recorded for this entry. Record sourced from OSV.
References
nvd.nist.gov (Advisory)
web.archive.org (Web)
symfony.com (Web)
github.com (Package)
github.com (Web)
github.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com (Web)
Details
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Affected Packages
| Software | From version | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| symfony/http-foundation | 2.3.0 | 2.3.3 |
| symfony/symfony | 2.3.0 | 2.3.3 |
Similar Threats
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- Unknown CLSA-2026-1778978921
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