Twig: Sandbox state regression in deprecated internal wrappers in `src/Resources/core.php`GHSA-p42q-9prx-q5wq
GHSA-p42q-9prx-q5wq is a CWE-693 vulnerability in twig/twig. A fix is available for twig/twig — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- A successful exploit gives an attacker total control of the affected component, not partial access.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-p42q-9prx-q5wq.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Description
The 3.26.0 source-policy hardening changed the signature of CoreExtension::checkArrow() to take a boolean $isSandboxed instead of an Environment, and added the same $isSandboxed argument to CoreExtension::arraySome() and CoreExtension::arrayEvery(). Compiled templates were updated to pass the per-source sandbox state computed at the call site.
The deprecated internal wrappers exposed in src/Resources/core.php for legacy third-party code (twig_check_arrow_in_sandbox(), twig_array_some(), twig_array_every()) were not updated:
twig_array_some()andtwig_array_every()callCoreExtension::arraySome()/arrayEvery()without forwarding the sandbox state. The underlying methods default$isSandboxedtofalse, so the callable-must-be-a-Closurerestriction is silently bypassed in sandbox mode and a string callable such as'strcmp'is accepted.twig_check_arrow_in_sandbox()passes theEnvironmentobject whereCoreExtension::checkArrow()now expects abool, which throws aTypeErroron PHP 8+.
Compiled Twig templates are not affected: they call CoreExtension::* directly with the correct arguments. Applications are only impacted if they still call the deprecated twig_* helpers on top of a sandboxed Environment.
Resolution
The three wrappers now resolve the current sandbox state via twig_resolve_is_sandboxed() (the same helper compiled templates use), and forward it to the corresponding CoreExtension::* method. twig_check_arrow_in_sandbox() no longer triggers a TypeError, and twig_array_some() / twig_array_every() now enforce the same sandbox restriction as compiled templates.
Credits
We would like to thank El Kharoubi Iosif for reporting the issue and Fabien Potencier for providing the fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | twig/twig | all versions | 3.27.0composer require twig/twig:^3.27.0 |
Affected Products
twigsymfonyDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for twig/twig, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update twig/twig to 3.27.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-p42q-9prx-q5wq 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.
Frequently Asked Questions
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