GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in auth0/symfony. A fix is available for auth0/symfony — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Auth0 Symfony SDK Does Not Properly Handle File Types in Bulk User Import
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Overview
In applications built with the Auth0-PHP SDK, the Bulk User Import endpoint does not validate the file path wrapper or value. Without proper validation, affected applications may accept arbitrary file paths or URLs.
Am I affected?
You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions:
- Applications using the Auth0 Symfony SDK with versions between 2.0.2 and 5.4.1,
- Auth0 Symfony SDK uses the Auth0-PHP SDK with versions between 3.3.0 and 8.16.0.
Fix
Upgrade Auth0/symfony to version 5.5.0 or greater.
Acknowledgement
Okta would like to thank Mohamed Amine Saidani (pwni) for discovering this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | auth0/symfony | ≥ 2.0.2&&< 5.5.0 | 5.5.0composer require auth0/symfony:^5.5.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for auth0/symfony, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update auth0/symfony to 5.5.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 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 GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 across Packagist dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.