Improper control of interaction frequency in Symfony - CVE-2019-18886
Published: November 22, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU22930
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-18886
CWE-ID: CWE-799
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: SensioLabs
Affected software:
Symfony
Symfony
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the target system.
The vulnerability exists in the "Security/Http" component due to different handling depending on whether the user existed or not when attempting to use the switch users functionality. A remote attacker can enumerate users on the target system.
How to mitigate CVE-2019-18886
Install updates from vendor's website.