CVE-2025-64500
Description
An access control flaw was found in Symfony's HttpFoundation component. the Request class improperly interprets some PATH_INFO in a way that leads to representing some URLs with a path that doesn't start with a /. This can allow bypassing some access control rules that are built with this /-prefix assumption.
Statement
Red Hat Product Security has determined that this vulnerability does not affect any currently supported Red Hat product. This assessment may evolve based on further analysis and discovery. For more information about this vulnerability and the products it affects, please see the linked references.
Mitigation
Mitigation for this issue is either not available or the currently available options do not meet the Red Hat Product Security criteria comprising ease of use and deployment, applicability to widespread installation base or stability.
Understanding the Weakness (CWE)
Access Control
Technical Impact: Bypass Protection Mechanism
An attacker may be able to bypass the authorization mechanism to gain access to the otherwise-protected URL.
Confidentiality
Technical Impact: Read Files or Directories
If a non-canonical URL is used, the server may choose to return the contents of the file, instead of pre-processing the file (e.g. as a program).
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