GHSA-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv
Fix: symfony/symfony@dc2dbd2GHSA-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv is a CWE-93 vulnerability in symfony/mime. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
Symfony has Email Header / SMTP Command Injection via CRLF in Symfony\Component\Mime\Address
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- 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-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
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Description
Description
Symfony\Component\Mime\Address is the value-object every Symfony Mailer address (to/cc/bcc/from/reply-to) flows through; its constructor is documented as validating the address and throwing on invalid input, so developers treat it as a security boundary.
The constructor accepts email addresses whose local-part (the part before @) is an RFC-5322 quoted string containing raw \r\n bytes, e.g. "x\r\nBcc: attacker@evil"@example.com. The stored address is later emitted verbatim into (1) the rendered message headers and (2) SmtpTransport's MAIL FROM:<...> / RCPT TO:<...> protocol lines, turning the embedded CRLF into a new mail header and/or a new SMTP command.
Resolution
The Address constructor now rejects addresses containing line breaks.
The patch for this issue is available here for branch 5.4.
Credits
We would like to thank Claude Mythos Preview (via Project Glasswing) for reporting the issue and providing the fix.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/mime | all versions | 5.4.52 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | all versions | 5.4.52 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/mime | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.4.40 | 6.4.40 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/mime | ≥ 7.0.0&&< 7.4.12 | 7.4.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/mime | ≥ 8.0.0&&< 8.0.12 | 8.0.12 |
| 🐘Packagist | symfony/symfony | ≥ 6.0.0&&< 6.4.40 | 6.4.40 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for symfony/mime. 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 symfony/mime to 5.4.52 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv 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-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv 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-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv. 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-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-qpmx-3rfj-7rhv across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.