5.3
MEDIUM CVSS 4.0
CVE-2026-48761
Symfony: HtmlSanitizer UrlAttributeSanitizer Misses URL Attributes on <object>, <applet>, <iframe>, <img> and the URL Inside <meta http-equiv="refresh"> content
Description

Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. From 6.1.0 until 6.4.41, 7.4.13, and 8.0.13, UrlAttributeSanitizer::getSupportedAttributes() omitted URL-bearing attributes on <object>, <applet>, <iframe>, and <img>, and <meta http-equiv="refresh"> URLs inside content bypassed URL sanitization, allowing explicitly enabled elements or attributes to pass javascript: and similar payloads into sanitized output. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.41, 7.4.13, and 8.0.13.

INFO

Published Date :

July 14, 2026, 8:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 14, 2026, 8:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 4.0 MEDIUM [email protected]
Solution
Update Symfony to a patched version to fix XSS vulnerabilities caused by improper URL sanitization.
  • Update Symfony to version 6.4.41 or later.
  • Update Symfony to version 7.4.13 or later.
  • Update Symfony to version 8.0.13 or later.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jul. 14, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Affected [{'vendor': 'symfony', 'product': 'symfony', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 6.1.0, < 6.4.41'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.13'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.0.0-BETA1, < 8.0.13'}]}, {'vendor': 'symfony', 'product': 'html-sanitizer', 'versions': [{'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 6.1.0, < 6.4.41'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 7.0.0-BETA1, < 7.4.13'}, {'status': 'affected', 'version': '>= 8.0.0-BETA1, < 8.0.13'}]}]
    Added Description Symfony is a PHP framework for web and console applications and a set of reusable PHP components. From 6.1.0 until 6.4.41, 7.4.13, and 8.0.13, UrlAttributeSanitizer::getSupportedAttributes() omitted URL-bearing attributes on <object>, <applet>, <iframe>, and <img>, and <meta http-equiv="refresh"> URLs inside content bypassed URL sanitization, allowing explicitly enabled elements or attributes to pass javascript: and similar payloads into sanitized output. This issue is fixed in versions 6.4.41, 7.4.13, and 8.0.13.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CWE CWE-1023
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/069a70f9f26e61e9de3b7f9a864a86ed24b36bd0
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v6.4.41
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v7.4.13
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/symfony/releases/tag/v8.0.13
    Added Reference https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-x5qj-865h-mgvm
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