auth0-PHP: Incorrect Authorization
CVE-2025-68129 is a high-severity incorrect authorization vulnerability in auth0-PHP from Auth0, with a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 out of 10. It can be exploited remotely over the network by an unauthenticated attacker, without any action from a user. Affected auth0-PHP versions: >= 8.0.0, < 8.18.0. The record does not name a fixed version, so check the vendor advisory. There is no confirmed exploitation so far. EPSS estimates a 0.42% chance of exploitation within 30 days, which is low compared with other CVEs.
High severity with no evidence of exploitation so far.
What to do
- Update Laravel-auth0 to 7.20.0 or a later version.
- Update Symfony to 5.6.0 or a later version.
- Update Wp-auth0 to 5.5.0 or a later version.
- Read the advisory on github.com for workarounds and exact fixed builds.
- Until you can update, restrict network access to the affected service so it is not reachable from untrusted networks.
Affected products and versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auth0 | auth0-PHP | >= 8.0.0, < 8.18.0 | Not stated |
| Auth0 | Laravel-auth0 | 7.0.0 up to, but not including, 7.20.0 | 7.20.0 |
| Auth0 | Symfony | 5.0.0 up to, but not including, 5.6.0 | 5.6.0 |
| Auth0 | Wp-auth0 | 5.0.0 up to, but not including, 5.5.0 | 5.5.0 |
Version data comes from the organisation that assigned the CVE. Confirm against the vendor advisory before deciding you are unaffected.
How the severity score breaks down
- Attack vector
- NetworkCan be exploited remotely over a network, including the internet.
- Attack complexity
- LowNo special conditions are needed; the attack works reliably.
- Privileges required
- NoneNo account or login is needed.
- User interaction
- NoneNo action by a victim is required.
- Scope
- UnchangedImpact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality
- HighAll data handled by the component can be read.
- Integrity
- NoneNothing can be modified.
- Availability
- NoneAvailability is not affected.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N. Scored by NVD.
| Scoring system | Score | Severity | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 3.1 | 6.8 | Medium | CNA (github.com) |
| CVSS 3.1 | 7.5 | High | NVD |
Official description
Auth0-PHP is a PHP SDK for Auth0 Authentication and Management APIs. In applications built with the Auth0-PHP SDK, the audience validation in access tokens is performed improperly. Without proper validation, affected applications may accept ID tokens as Access tokens. Projects are affected if they use Auth0-PHP SDK versions between v8.0.0 and v8.17.0, or applications using the following SDKs that rely on the Auth0-PHP SDK versions between v8.0.0 and v8.17.0: Auth0/symfony versions between 5.0.0 and 5.5.0, Auth0/laravel-auth0 versions between 7.0.0 and 7.19.0, and/or Auth0/wordpress plugin versions between 5.0.0-BETA0 and 5.4.0. Auth0/Auth0-PHP version 8.18.0 contains a patch for the issue.
Source: the CVE record as published by its numbering authority, via NVD and CVE.org.
The underlying weakness: Incorrect Authorization
The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check.
How developers prevent this class of flaw
- Divide the product into anonymous, normal, privileged, and administrative areas. Reduce the attack surface by carefully mapping roles with data and functionality. Use role-based access control (RBAC) to enforce the roles at the appropriate boundaries. Note that this approach may not protect against horizontal authorization, i.e., it will not protect a user from attacking others with the same role.
- Ensure that access control checks are performed related to the business logic. These checks may be different than the access control checks that are applied to more generic resources such as files, connections, processes, memory, and database records. For example, a database may restrict access for medical records to a specific database user, but each record might only be intended to be accessible to the patient and the patient's doctor.
- Use a vetted library or framework that does not allow this weakness to occur or provides constructs that make this weakness easier to avoid. For example, consider using authorization frameworks such as the JAAS Authorization Framework and the OWASP ESAPI Access Control feature.
Timeline
- CVE record published.
- CISA published its SSVC assessment (exploitation: none, automatable: no, technical impact: total).
- Record last changed materially (score, affected products, status or references).
References
Advisories
Patches and release notes
- github.com/auth0/auth0-PHP/commit/7fe700053aee609718460c123f00f53c511f0f7f
- github.com/auth0/auth0-PHP/releases/tag/8.18.0Product, Release Notes
- github.com/auth0/laravel-auth0/commit/a1c3344dc0e5a36e8f56c8cfc535728d3d7558f3
- github.com/auth0/laravel-auth0/releases/tag/7.20.0Product, Release Notes
- github.com/auth0/symfony/commit/0103d6f8dcef6996653fad1f823d1c167f472479
- github.com/auth0/symfony/releases/tag/5.6.0Product, Release Notes
- github.com/auth0/wordpress/commit/b207c6f7fd06507b90c4e6bcc18a857ef9e018de
- github.com/auth0/wordpress/releases/tag/5.5.0Product, Release Notes
Other vulnerabilities in auth0-PHP
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 9.3 Critical severity
- 9.1 Critical severity
Recent Incorrect Authorization vulnerabilities
- 7.8 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
- 8.1 High severity
- 7.5 High severity
- 8.6 High severity
- 9.8 Critical severity
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