CVE-2015-2308 — symfony/symfony
CVE-2015-2308 is a Code Injection vulnerability in symfony/symfony. A fix is available for symfony/symfony — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Symfony Vulnerable to PHP Eval Injection
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Real-World Exposure
symfony/symfony🐘symfony/symfony🐘symfony/symfony🐘symfony/http-kernel🐘symfony/http-kernel🐘symfony/http-kernelReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Packagist packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Eval injection vulnerability in the HttpCache class in HttpKernel in Symfony 2.x before 2.3.27, 2.4.x and 2.5.x before 2.5.11, and 2.6.x before 2.6.6 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary PHP code via a language="php" attribute of a SCRIPT element.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.3.27 | 2.3.27composer require symfony/symfony:^2.3.27 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 2.4.0&&< 2.5.11 | 2.5.11composer require symfony/symfony:^2.5.11 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 2.6.0&&< 2.6.6 | 2.6.6composer require symfony/symfony:^2.6.6 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/http-kernel | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.3.27 | 2.3.27composer require symfony/http-kernel:^2.3.27 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/http-kernel | ≥ 2.4.0&&< 2.5.11 | 2.5.11composer require symfony/http-kernel:^2.5.11 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/http-kernel | ≥ 2.6.0&&< 2.6.6 | 2.6.6composer require symfony/http-kernel:^2.6.6 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for symfony/symfony, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update symfony/symfony to 2.3.27 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2015-2308 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like CVE-2015-2308 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to CVE-2015-2308. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is CVE-2015-2308 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds CVE-2015-2308 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.