CVE-2014-5245
Symfony allows direct access of ESI URLs behind a trusted proxy
All 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpKernel component are affected by this security issue. Your application is vulnerable only if the ESI feature is enabled and there is a proxy in front of the web application.
This issue has been fixed in Symfony 2.3.19, 2.4.9, and 2.5.4. Note that no fixes are provided for Symfony 2.2 as it is not maintained anymore.
Description
When you enable the ESI feature and when you are using a proxy like Varnish that you configured as a trusted proxy, the FragmentHandler considered requests to render fragments as coming from a trusted source, even if the client was requesting them directly. Symfony can not distinguish between ESI requests done on behalf of the client by Varnish and faked fragment requests coming directly from the client.
To mitigate this issue, and for not-supported Symfony versions, you can use the following workaround in your Varnish configuration (/_fragment being the URL path prefix configured under the fragment setting of the framework bundle configuration):
Copy sub vcl_recv { if (req.restarts == 0 && req.url ~ "^/_fragment") { error 400; } } Resolution We do not rely on trusted IPs anymore when validating a fragment request as all fragment URLs are now signed.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11831
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-wvjv-p5rr-mmqm
7.5
Symfony allows direct access of ESI URLs behind a trusted proxy
All 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpKernel component are affected by this security issue. Your application is vulnerable only if the ESI feature is enabled and there is a proxy in front of the web application.
This issue has been fixed in Symfony 2.3.19, 2.4.9, and 2.5.4. Note that no fixes are provided for Symfony 2.2 as it is not maintained anymore.
Description
When you enable the ESI feature and when you are using a proxy like Varnish that you configured as a trusted proxy, the FragmentHandler considered requests to render fragments as coming from a trusted source, even if the client was requesting them directly. Symfony can not distinguish between ESI requests done on behalf of the client by Varnish and faked fragment requests coming directly from the client.
To mitigate this issue, and for not-supported Symfony versions, you can use the following workaround in your Varnish configuration (/_fragment being the URL path prefix configured under the fragment setting of the framework bundle configuration):
Copy sub vcl_recv { if (req.restarts == 0 && req.url ~ "^/_fragment") { error 400; } } Resolution We do not rely on trusted IPs anymore when validating a fragment request as all fragment URLs are now signed.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11831
- Record
GHSA-wvjv-p5rr-mmqm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wvjv-p5rr-mmqm
7.5
Symfony allows direct access of ESI URLs behind a trusted proxy
All 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpKernel component are affected by this security issue. Your application is vulnerable only if the ESI feature is enabled and there is a proxy in front of the web application.
This issue has been fixed in Symfony 2.3.19, 2.4.9, and 2.5.4. Note that no fixes are provided for Symfony 2.2 as it is not maintained anymore.
Description
When you enable the ESI feature and when you are using a proxy like Varnish that you configured as a trusted proxy, the FragmentHandler considered requests to render fragments as coming from a trusted source, even if the client was requesting them directly. Symfony can not distinguish between ESI requests done on behalf of the client by Varnish and faked fragment requests coming directly from the client.
To mitigate this issue, and for not-supported Symfony versions, you can use the following workaround in your Varnish configuration (/_fragment being the URL path prefix configured under the fragment setting of the framework bundle configuration):
Copy sub vcl_recv { if (req.restarts == 0 && req.url ~ "^/_fragment") { error 400; } } Resolution We do not rely on trusted IPs anymore when validating a fragment request as all fragment URLs are now signed.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11831
- Record
GHSA-wvjv-p5rr-mmqm- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.3.19 | 2.3.19 |
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.4.0 up to 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 |
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4 | 2.5.4 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.3.19 | 2.3.19 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.4.0 up to 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4 | 2.5.4 |
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.3.19, plus listed versions 2.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.7v2.0.10 Show 45 moreShow lessv2.0.12v2.0.13v2.0.14v2.0.15v2.0.16v2.0.17v2.0.18v2.0.19v2.0.20v2.0.21v2.0.22v2.0.23v2.0.24v2.0.25v2.0.9v2.1.0v2.1.1v2.1.10v2.1.11v2.1.12v2.1.13v2.1.2v2.1.3v2.1.4v2.1.5v2.1.6v2.1.7v2.1.8v2.1.9v2.2.0v2.2.1v2.2.10v2.2.11v2.2.2v2.2.3v2.2.4v2.2.5v2.2.6v2.2.7v2.2.8v2.2.9v2.3.0v2.3.1v2.3.10v2.3.11 |
2.3.19 |
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.4.0 up to 2.4.9, plus listed versions v2.4.0v2.4.1v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4 Show 4 moreShow lessv2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8 |
2.4.9 |
symfony/http-kernelPackagist |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4, plus listed versions v2.5.0v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3 |
2.5.4 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.3.19, plus listed versions 2.0.42.0.52.0.62.0.7v2.0.10 Show 45 moreShow lessv2.0.11v2.0.12v2.0.13v2.0.14v2.0.15v2.0.16v2.0.17v2.0.18v2.0.19v2.0.20v2.0.21v2.0.22v2.0.23v2.0.24v2.0.25v2.0.9v2.1.0v2.1.0-BETA1v2.1.0-BETA2v2.1.0-BETA3v2.1.0-BETA4v2.1.0-RC1v2.1.0-RC2v2.1.1v2.1.10v2.1.11v2.1.12v2.1.13v2.1.2v2.1.3v2.1.4v2.1.5v2.1.6v2.1.7v2.1.8v2.1.9v2.2.0v2.2.0-BETA1v2.2.0-BETA2v2.2.0-RC1v2.2.0-RC2v2.2.0-RC3v2.2.1v2.2.10v2.2.11 |
2.3.19 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.4.0 up to 2.4.9, plus listed versions v2.4.0v2.4.1v2.4.2v2.4.3v2.4.4 Show 4 moreShow lessv2.4.5v2.4.6v2.4.7v2.4.8 |
2.4.9 |
symfony/symfonyPackagist |
2.5.0 up to 2.5.4, plus listed versions v2.5.0v2.5.1v2.5.2v2.5.3 |
2.5.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | GitHub Advisories, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-5245 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in symfony/symfony, published May 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in symfony/http-kernel 2.3.19.
References
github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11831
github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/654b1f281e09dd96ffbbd3da815411700423ecf5
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/http-kernel/CVE-2014-5245.yaml
github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/symfony/symfony/CVE-2014-5245.yaml
symfony.com/cve-2014-5245
github.com/advisories/GHSA-wvjv-p5rr-mmqm
Left out here: 45 versions. The JSON record has them.