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ZendFramework Route Parameter Injection Via Query String in `Zend\Mvc`

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jun 7, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Jun 7, 2024

Package

composer zendframework/zendframework (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 2.0.0, < 2.0.8
>= 2.1.0, < 2.1.4

Patched versions

2.0.8
2.1.4

Description

In Zend Framework 2, Zend\Mvc\Router\Http\Query is used primarily to allow appending query strings to URLs when assembled. However, due to the fact that it captures any query parameters into the RouteMatch, and the fact that RouteMatch parameters are merged with any parent routes, this can lead to overriding already captured routing parameters, bypassing constraints defined in the parents.

As an example, consider the following route definition:

array(
    'user' => array(
        'type' => 'segment',
        'options' => array(
            'route' => '/user/:key',
            'defaults' => array(
                'controller' => 'UserController',
                'action'     => 'show-action',
            ),
            'constraints' => array(
                'key' => '[a-z0-9]+',
            ),
        ),
        'child_routes' => array(
            'query' => array('type' => 'query'),
        ),
    ),
)

If the request URI was /user/foo/?controller=SecretController&key=invalid_value, the RouteMatch returned after routing would contain the following:

array(
    'controller' => 'SecretController',
    'action'     => 'show-action',
    'key'        => 'invalid_value',
)

This would lead to execution of a different controller than intended, with a value for the key parameter that bypassed the constraints outlined in the parent route.

References

Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jun 7, 2024
Reviewed Jun 7, 2024
Last updated Jun 7, 2024

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weaknesses

CVE ID

No known CVE

GHSA ID

GHSA-jq87-2wxp-8349
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