CVE-2019-1000011 is a medium-severity (CVSS 6.5) vulnerability in api-platform/core. A fix is available for api-platform/core — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in api-platform/core
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
CVE-2019-1000011 by exploitation likelihood (EPSS) against impact (CVSS). Outside the shaded patch-first corner.
Where this sits among everything scored
Of 395,492 CVEs with a current EPSS score, this one falls in the < 10% band (highlighted). Counts from FIRST.org, log-scaled.
Real-World Exposure
api-platform/core🐘api-platform/coreReal-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
API Platform version from 2.2.0 to 2.3.5 contains an Incorrect Access Control vulnerability in GraphQL delete mutations that can result in a user authorized to delete a resource can delete any resource. This attack appears to be exploitable via the user must be authorized. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 2.3.6.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | api-platform/core | ≥ 2.2.0&&< 2.2.10 | 2.2.10composer require api-platform/core:^2.2.10 |
| 🐘Packagist | api-platform/core | ≥ 2.3.0&&< 2.3.6 | 2.3.6composer require api-platform/core:^2.3.6 |
Affected Products
coreapi-platformDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for api-platform/core, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update api-platform/core to 2.2.10 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms CVE-2019-1000011 is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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