Invalid HTTP method overrides allow possible XSS or other attacks in Symfony
In Symfony before 2.7.51, 2.8.x before 2.8.50, 3.x before 3.4.26, 4.x before 4.1.12, and 4.2.x before 4.2.7, HTTP Methods provided as verbs or using the override header may be treated as trusted input, but they are not validated, possibly causing SQL injection or XSS. This is related to symfony/http-foundation.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Composer package | symfony/http-foundation | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.51, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.50, >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.26, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.12, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7 | 2.7.51, 2.8.50, 3.4.26, 4.1.12, 4.2.7 |
| Composer package | symfony/symfony | >= 2.7.0, < 2.7.51, >= 2.8.0, < 2.8.50, >= 3.0.0, < 3.4.26, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.12, >= 4.2.0, < 4.2.7 | 2.7.51, 2.8.50, 3.4.26, 4.1.12, 4.2.7 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-10913
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/944e60f083c3bffbc6a0b5112db127a10a66a8ec
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/http-foundation/CVE-2019-10913.yaml
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2019-10913.yaml
- https://symfony.com/blog/cve-2019-10913-reject-invalid-http-method-overrides
- https://symfony.com/cve-2019-10913
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-79, CWE-89- Platform
- Composer
- Package
symfony/http-foundation, symfony/symfony- Disclosed
- 02.12.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-x92h-wmg2-6hp7 - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: symfony/http-foundation
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- Total entries
- 14
- First → latest
- 12.2019 06.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- Critical 1
- High 3
- Medium 8
- Low 2
Disclosures per year
- 2019: 2
- 2020: 1
- 2021: 0
- 2022: 4
- 2023: 0
- 2024: 5
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 1
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