GHSA-GHC5-95C2-VWCV
Vulnerability from github – Published: 2026-04-03 03:44 – Updated: 2026-04-03 03:44Impact
In applications built with the Auth0 PHP SDK, cookies are encrypted with insufficient entropy, which may result in threat actors brute-forcing the encryption key and forging session cookies.
Am I Affected?
Consumers are affected if their application meets the following preconditions: - It uses the Auth0 Symfony SDK, versions between 5.0.0 and 5.7.0 - Auth0 Symfony SDK using the Auth0-PHP SDK versions between 8.0.0 to 8.18.0.
Resolution
Upgrade Auth0/symfony-auth0 to version 5.8.0 or greater.
{
"affected": [
{
"database_specific": {
"last_known_affected_version_range": "\u003c= 5.7.0"
},
"package": {
"ecosystem": "Packagist",
"name": "auth0/symfony"
},
"ranges": [
{
"events": [
{
"introduced": "5.0.0"
},
{
"fixed": "5.8.0"
}
],
"type": "ECOSYSTEM"
}
]
}
],
"aliases": [],
"database_specific": {
"cwe_ids": [
"CWE-331"
],
"github_reviewed": true,
"github_reviewed_at": "2026-04-03T03:44:13Z",
"nvd_published_at": null,
"severity": "HIGH"
},
"details": "### Impact\nIn applications built with the Auth0 PHP SDK, cookies are encrypted with insufficient entropy, which may result in threat actors brute-forcing the encryption key and forging session cookies.\n\n### Am I Affected?\nConsumers are affected if their application meets the following preconditions:\n- It uses the Auth0 Symfony SDK, versions between 5.0.0 and 5.7.0\n- Auth0 Symfony SDK using the Auth0-PHP SDK versions between 8.0.0 to 8.18.0.\n\n### Resolution\nUpgrade Auth0/symfony-auth0 to version 5.8.0 or greater.",
"id": "GHSA-ghc5-95c2-vwcv",
"modified": "2026-04-03T03:44:13Z",
"published": "2026-04-03T03:44:13Z",
"references": [
{
"type": "WEB",
"url": "https://github.com/auth0/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-ghc5-95c2-vwcv"
},
{
"type": "PACKAGE",
"url": "https://github.com/auth0/symfony"
}
],
"schema_version": "1.4.0",
"severity": [
{
"score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N",
"type": "CVSS_V3"
}
],
"summary": "Auth0 Symfony SDK has Insufficient Entropy in Cookie Encryption"
}
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