CVE-2026-48761

Symfony: HtmlSanitizer UrlAttributeSanitizer Misses URL Attributes on <object>, <applet>, <iframe>, <img> and the URL Inside <meta http-equiv="refresh"> content

Published Jul 14, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DSA Debian DSA DSA-6312-1 symfony security update
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-x5qj-865h-mgvm Symfony: HtmlSanitizer UrlAttributeSanitizer Misses URL Attributes
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Symfony
Symfony html-sanitizer
Symfony symfony
Vendors & Products Symfony
Symfony html-sanitizer
Symfony symfony
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values 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.
Title Symfony: HtmlSanitizer UrlAttributeSanitizer Misses URL Attributes on <object>, <applet>, <iframe>, <img> and the URL Inside <meta http-equiv="refresh"> content
Weaknesses CWE-1023
CWE-79
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Jul 21, 2026, 6:02 PM
Reserved
May 22, 2026, 7:39 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 14, 2026, 8:17 PM
Modified
Jul 21, 2026, 7:17 PM