GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432
LOWGHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 is a low-severity (CVSS 3.3) vulnerability in auth0/symfony. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Auth0 Symfony SDK Does Not Properly Handle File Types in Bulk User Import
Blast Radius
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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 | 5.5.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for auth0/symfony. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
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 pinpoints whether GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
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 detects GHSA-7jp2-5h22-m432 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.