CVE-2026-118515 (GCVE-0-2026-118515)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-11-06 16:17 – Updated: 2026-11-06 16:17
VLAI
Title
Symfony: The Serializer Builds UploadedFile Objects From Request Data, Letting a Client Point an Upload at Any Server File
Summary
The Symfony Serializer component DataUriNormalizer handles only the exact types SplFileInfo, SplFileObject, and File, so for a property typed with a subclass such as UploadedFile, ObjectNormalizer instantiates the object through its constructor from attacker-controlled data, including the file path. This allows an arbitrary file on the server to be treated as an uploaded file in Symfony versions prior to 5.4.56, 6.x prior to 6.4.50, 7.x prior to 7.4.23, and 8.x prior to 8.1.11. A request body such as {"image": {"path": "/path/to/project/.env.local", "originalName": "a.png", "test": true}} makes the application handle any file on the server as an upload, without the file being sent. With test: true, UploadedFile::isValid() skips is_uploaded_file() and move() falls back to rename(). Assert\File does not prevent this because it validates the file at the attacker-chosen path, which exists on the server. Any code that deserializes untrusted data into a type that holds such a property is affected. That includes #[MapRequestPayload] on a DTO with an UploadedFile property, which is how uploads are mapped in Symfony 8.1; a single unauthenticated request with a JSON or form body is enough. Depending on what the application does with the upload, this can expose any file readable by PHP (for instance, when uploads are stored and served back), move any such file when move() is called, and reveal whether a path exists. A serializer built without DataUriNormalizer ahead of the object normalizer is not protected by the fix; the serializer configured by FrameworkBundle is.
Severity
8.4 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External control of file name or path
Assigner
Checkmarx CNA
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
sensiolabs symfony Affected: 0 , < 5.4.56 (git)
Affected: 6.0.0 , < 6.4.50 (git)
Affected: 7.0.0 , < 7.4.23 (git)
Affected: 8.0.0 , < 8.1.11 (git)
    cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:sensiolabs:symfony:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Oliver Wenzel Nicolas Grekas
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