Low

User (Encrypted) Password Field Being Serialised

Disclosed: 13.04.2021
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Impact

Leaking Password field during serialisation of the User model. Password is in the encrypted form but if User model is requested in json or array form the value is printed.

Patches

Issue has been patched in version 0.3.7-beta and onwards.

Workarounds

Add the 'password' field to the Users model file in the hidden array:

php

    /**
     * The attributes that should be hidden for arrays.
     *
     * @var array
     */
    protected $hidden = [
        'remember_token',
        'password',
    ];

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Affected software

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Platform	Package	Vulnerable versions	Fixed in
Composer package	pwweb/laravel-core	< 0.3.7-beta	0.3.7-beta

References

https://github.com/pwweb/laravel-core/security/advisories/GHSA-7fjp-g4m7-fx23

CVSS score -

Weakness (CWE): CWE-200
Platform: Composer
Package: pwweb/laravel-core
Disclosed: 13.04.2021
Updated: 11.10.2026 10:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-7fjp-g4m7-fx23 - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: pwweb/laravel-core

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