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CVE-2017-16790

Symfony SSRF Vulnerability via Form Component

6.5 MediumFix available

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
Low
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.57%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 6.5

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
CVE-2017-16790
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
CVE-2017-16790
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3618 No score

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
EUVD-2022-3618
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg 6.5

Symfony SSRF Vulnerability via Form Component

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 6.5

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
CVE-2017-16790
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2017-16790 6.5

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2017-16790
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg 6.5

Symfony SSRF Vulnerability via Form Component

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
GHSA-cqqh-94r6-wjrg
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-918
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2017-16790 6.5

An issue was discovered in Symfony before 2.7.38, 2.8.31, 3.2.14, 3.3.13, 3.4-BETA5, and 4.0-BETA5. When a form is submitted by the user, the request handler classes of the Form component merge POST data and uploaded files data into one array. This big array forms the data that are then bound to the form. At this stage there is no difference anymore between submitted POST data and uploaded files. A user can send a crafted HTTP request where the value of a "FileType" is sent as normal POST data that could be interpreted as a local file path on the server-side (for example, "file:///etc/passwd"). If the application did not perform any additional checks about the value submitted to the "FileType", the contents of the given file on the server could have been exposed to the attacker.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2017-16790
CVSS 3.0
6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
symfony/form
Packagist
2.7.0 up to 2.7.38
2.7.38
symfony/form
Packagist
2.8.0 up to 2.8.31
2.8.31
symfony/form
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.2.14
3.2.14
symfony/form
Packagist
3.3.0 up to 3.3.13
3.3.13
symfony/symfony
Packagist
2.7.0 up to 2.7.38
2.7.38
symfony/symfony
Packagist
2.8.0 up to 2.8.31
2.8.31
symfony/symfony
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.2.14
3.2.14
symfony/symfony
Packagist
3.3.0 up to 3.3.13
3.3.13
symfony
Debian:12
before 3.4.0+dfsg-1
3.4.0+dfsg-1
symfony
Debian:13
before 3.4.0+dfsg-1
3.4.0+dfsg-1
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Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
symfony
Debian:14
before 3.4.0+dfsg-1
3.4.0+dfsg-1
symfony
Debian:9
From an advisory covering 8 CVEs
before 2.8.7+dfsg-1.3+deb9u1, plus listed versions
2.8.7+dfsg-1.3
2.8.7+dfsg-1.3+deb9u1
symfony/form
Packagist
2.7.0 up to 2.7.38, plus listed versions
v2.7.0v2.7.1v2.7.10v2.7.11v2.7.12
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v2.7.13v2.7.14v2.7.15v2.7.16v2.7.17v2.7.18v2.7.19v2.7.2v2.7.20v2.7.21v2.7.22v2.7.23v2.7.24v2.7.25v2.7.26v2.7.27v2.7.28v2.7.29v2.7.3v2.7.30v2.7.31v2.7.32v2.7.33v2.7.34v2.7.35v2.7.36v2.7.37v2.7.4v2.7.5v2.7.6v2.7.7v2.7.8v2.7.9
2.7.38
symfony/form
Packagist
2.8.0 up to 2.8.31, plus listed versions
v2.8.0v2.8.1v2.8.10v2.8.11v2.8.12
Show 26 moreShow less
v2.8.13v2.8.14v2.8.15v2.8.16v2.8.17v2.8.18v2.8.19v2.8.2v2.8.20v2.8.21v2.8.22v2.8.23v2.8.24v2.8.25v2.8.26v2.8.27v2.8.28v2.8.29v2.8.3v2.8.30v2.8.4v2.8.5v2.8.6v2.8.7v2.8.8v2.8.9
2.8.31
symfony/form
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.2.14, plus listed versions
v3.0.0v3.0.1v3.0.2v3.0.3v3.0.4
Show 35 moreShow less
v3.0.5v3.0.6v3.0.7v3.0.8v3.0.9v3.1.0v3.1.0-BETA1v3.1.0-RC1v3.1.1v3.1.10v3.1.2v3.1.3v3.1.4v3.1.5v3.1.6v3.1.7v3.1.8v3.1.9v3.2.0v3.2.0-BETA1v3.2.0-RC1v3.2.0-RC2v3.2.1v3.2.10v3.2.11v3.2.12v3.2.13v3.2.2v3.2.3v3.2.4v3.2.5v3.2.6v3.2.7v3.2.8v3.2.9
3.2.14
symfony/form
Packagist
3.3.0 up to 3.3.13, plus listed versions
v3.3.0v3.3.1v3.3.10v3.3.11v3.3.12
Show 8 moreShow less
v3.3.2v3.3.3v3.3.4v3.3.5v3.3.6v3.3.7v3.3.8v3.3.9
3.3.13
symfony/symfony
Packagist
2.7.0 up to 2.7.38, plus listed versions
v2.7.0v2.7.1v2.7.10v2.7.11v2.7.12
Show 33 moreShow less
v2.7.13v2.7.14v2.7.15v2.7.16v2.7.17v2.7.18v2.7.19v2.7.2v2.7.20v2.7.21v2.7.22v2.7.23v2.7.24v2.7.25v2.7.26v2.7.27v2.7.28v2.7.29v2.7.3v2.7.30v2.7.31v2.7.32v2.7.33v2.7.34v2.7.35v2.7.36v2.7.37v2.7.4v2.7.5v2.7.6v2.7.7v2.7.8v2.7.9
2.7.38
symfony/symfony
Packagist
2.8.0 up to 2.8.31, plus listed versions
v2.8.0v2.8.1v2.8.10v2.8.11v2.8.12
Show 26 moreShow less
v2.8.13v2.8.14v2.8.15v2.8.16v2.8.17v2.8.18v2.8.19v2.8.2v2.8.20v2.8.21v2.8.22v2.8.23v2.8.24v2.8.25v2.8.26v2.8.27v2.8.28v2.8.29v2.8.3v2.8.30v2.8.4v2.8.5v2.8.6v2.8.7v2.8.8v2.8.9
2.8.31
symfony/symfony
Packagist
3.0.0 up to 3.2.14, plus listed versions
v3.0.0v3.0.1v3.0.2v3.0.3v3.0.4
Show 35 moreShow less
v3.0.5v3.0.6v3.0.7v3.0.8v3.0.9v3.1.0v3.1.0-BETA1v3.1.0-RC1v3.1.1v3.1.10v3.1.2v3.1.3v3.1.4v3.1.5v3.1.6v3.1.7v3.1.8v3.1.9v3.2.0v3.2.0-BETA1v3.2.0-RC1v3.2.0-RC2v3.2.1v3.2.10v3.2.11v3.2.12v3.2.13v3.2.2v3.2.3v3.2.4v3.2.5v3.2.6v3.2.7v3.2.8v3.2.9
3.2.14
symfony/symfony
Packagist
3.3.0 up to 3.3.13, plus listed versions
v3.3.0v3.3.1v3.3.10v3.3.11v3.3.12
Show 8 moreShow less
v3.3.2v3.3.3v3.3.4v3.3.5v3.3.6v3.3.7v3.3.8v3.3.9
3.3.13
symfony
Ubuntu:16.04:LTS
All versions, plus listed versions
2.7.1+dfsg-12.7.5+dfsg-12.7.9+dfsg-12.7.9+dfsg-1ubuntu22.7.10-0ubuntu2
None known

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliasesEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2017-16790 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) in Sensiolabs Symfony, published August 3, 2018. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.57%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in symfony/form 2.7.38.

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