CVE-2014-6061
Symfony has a security issue when parsing the Authorization header
All 2.0.X, 2.1.X, 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpFoundation component are affected by this security issue.
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 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 as they are not maintained anymore.
Description
When an application uses an HTTP basic or digest authentication, Symfony does not parse the Authorization header properly, which could be exploited in some server setups (no exploits have been demonstrated though.)
Resolution
The parsing of the Authorization header has been fixed to comply to the HTTP specification.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11829
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
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
What each source reports
GitHub Advisories Score usedGHSA-h7v2-2qwg-h829
Symfony has a security issue when parsing the Authorization header
All 2.0.X, 2.1.X, 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpFoundation component are affected by this security issue.
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 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 as they are not maintained anymore.
Description
When an application uses an HTTP basic or digest authentication, Symfony does not parse the Authorization header properly, which could be exploited in some server setups (no exploits have been demonstrated though.)
Resolution
The parsing of the Authorization header has been fixed to comply to the HTTP specification.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11829
- Record
GHSA-h7v2-2qwg-h829- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-h7v2-2qwg-h829
Symfony has a security issue when parsing the Authorization header
All 2.0.X, 2.1.X, 2.2.X, 2.3.X, 2.4.X, and 2.5.X versions of the Symfony HttpFoundation component are affected by this security issue.
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 2.0, 2.1, and 2.2 as they are not maintained anymore.
Description
When an application uses an HTTP basic or digest authentication, Symfony does not parse the Authorization header properly, which could be exploited in some server setups (no exploits have been demonstrated though.)
Resolution
The parsing of the Authorization header has been fixed to comply to the HTTP specification.
The patch for this issue is available here: https://github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11829
- Record
GHSA-h7v2-2qwg-h829- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-20
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
symfony/http-foundationPackagist |
2.0.0 up to 2.3.19 | 2.3.19 |
symfony/http-foundationPackagist |
2.4.0 up to 2.4.9 | 2.4.9 |
symfony/http-foundationPackagist |
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-foundationPackagist |
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-foundationPackagist |
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-foundationPackagist |
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-2014-6061 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in symfony/symfony, published May 30, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in symfony/http-foundation 2.3.19.
References
github.com/symfony/symfony/pull/11829
symfony.com/cve-2014-6061
Left out here: 45 versions. The JSON record has them.