Medium severity6.1NVD Advisory· Published Jun 13, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2017-16652
CVE-2017-16652
Description
An issue was discovered in Symfony 2.7.x before 2.7.38, 2.8.x before 2.8.31, 3.2.x before 3.2.14, and 3.3.x before 3.3.13. DefaultAuthenticationSuccessHandler or DefaultAuthenticationFailureHandler takes the content of the _target_path parameter and generates a redirect response, but no check is performed on the path, which could be an absolute URL to an external domain. This Open redirect vulnerability can be exploited for example to mount effective phishing attacks.
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Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
symfony/symfonyPackagist | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | 2.7.38 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | 2.8.31 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.14 | 3.2.14 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 | 3.3.13 |
symfony/security-httpPackagist | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | 2.7.38 |
symfony/security-httpPackagist | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | 2.8.31 |
symfony/security-httpPackagist | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.14 | 3.2.14 |
symfony/security-httpPackagist | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 | 3.3.13 |
symfony/securityPackagist | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38 | 2.7.38 |
symfony/securityPackagist | >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.31 | 2.8.31 |
symfony/securityPackagist | >= 3.2.0, < 3.2.14 | 3.2.14 |
symfony/securityPackagist | >= 3.3.0, < 3.3.13 | 3.3.13 |
Affected products
3- ghsa-coords3 versions
>= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38+ 2 more
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38
- (no CPE)range: >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.38
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
8- github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7p7-qr7p-2rrfghsaADVISORY
- lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/03/msg00009.htmlnvdThird Party AdvisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16652ghsaADVISORY
- symfony.com/blog/cve-2017-16652-open-redirect-vulnerability-on-security-handlersnvdVendor AdvisoryWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security-http/CVE-2017-16652.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/security/CVE-2017-16652.yamlghsaWEB
- github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2017-16652.yamlghsaWEB
- symfony.com/cve-2017-16652ghsaWEB
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