GHSA-v9m8-9xxp-q492
Auth0-PHP SDK Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Blast Radius
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Description
Overview The Auth0 PHP SDK contains a vulnerability due to insecure deserialization of cookie data. If exploited, since SDKs process cookie content without prior authentication, a threat actor could send a specially crafted cookie containing malicious serialized data.
Am I Affected? You are affected by this vulnerability if you meet the following preconditions:
- Applications using the Auth0-PHP SDK, versions between 8.0.0-BETA3 to 8.3.0.
- Applications using the following SDKs that rely on the Auth0-PHP SDK versions between 8.0.0-BETA3 to 8.3.0: a. Auth0/symfony, b. Auth0/laravel-auth0, c. Auth0/wordpress.
Fix Upgrade Auth0/Auth0-PHP to 8.3.1.
Acknowledgement Okta would like to thank Andreas Forsblom for discovering this vulnerability.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐘Packagist | auth0/auth0-php | ≥ 8.0.0-BETA3&&< 8.3.1 | 8.3.1 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for auth0/auth0-php. 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/auth0-php to 8.3.1 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-v9m8-9xxp-q492 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-v9m8-9xxp-q492 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-v9m8-9xxp-q492. 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-v9m8-9xxp-q492 in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-v9m8-9xxp-q492 across Packagist dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.