mediumVulnerability

GHSA-q683-8468-r6h6

## Impact `Webauthn\Bundle\Security\Http\Authenticator\WebauthnAuthenticator` logs the full `Symfony\Component\HttpFoundation\Request` object inside the log context of both `onAuthenticationSuccess()` and `onAuthenticationFailure()` at INFO level: ```php $this->logger->info('User has been authenticated successfully with Webauthn.', [ 'request' => $request, 'firewallName' => $firewallName, 'identifier' => $token->getUserIdentifier(), ]); $this->logger->info('Webauthn authentication request failed.', [ 'request' => $request, 'exception' => $exception, ]); ``` `Request::__toString()` returns the raw HTTP message, including every request header. As soon as the configured logger normalises or stringifies the context (default behaviour for `LineFormatter`, `JsonFormatter` via `NormalizerFormatter`, etc.), sensitive headers such as `Cookie` (session identifier), `Authorization` and any custom auth header are written to the log stream in clear text. Applications that forward logs to centralised platforms (ELK, Splunk, Datadog and similar) are particularly exposed: log access is typically broader than application access, which can allow log readers to hijack authenticated sessions. ## Affected versions Every release prior to 5.3.4 is affected. ## Patches The fix removes the full `Request` object from the log context and keeps only non-sensitive fields (request path, method, firewall name, user identifier). It is shipped in 5.3.4. Older branches will not receive a backport; users on those branches should upgrade to 5.3.4+ or apply one of the workarounds below. ## Workarounds Until the upgrade is applied, projects can: 1. Raise the minimum log level for the WebAuthn authenticator above INFO so these two log records are not emitted in production. 2. Configure their Monolog processor/formatter to strip the `request` key from the context of these records before they are written. ## Credit Reported by Kay Joosten (Dawn Technology), maintainer of [

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-q683-8468-r6h6
severity
medium
summary
WebauthnAuthenticator leaks sensitive HTTP headers through INFO-level logs
cve_id
GHSA-q683-8468-r6h6
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-06-26T21:00:49Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q683-8468-r6h6
ghsa_updated
2026-06-26T21:00:50Z

Related Entities (5)

REPORTED_BY (1)

[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]composer/web-auth/webauthn-symfony-bundle

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]composer/web-auth/webauthn-symfony-bundle

HAS_WEAKNESS (2)

[Weakness]Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
[Weakness]Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

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