# CVE-2020-5274: Exceptions displayed in non-debug configurations in Symfony

- Also known as: GHSA-M884-279H-32V2, BIT-SYMFONY-2020-5274
- Severity: CVSS 4.6 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 4.4.5, 5.0.5, 4.4.4, 5.0.4
- Published: 2020-03-30 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- symfony: from 4.0.0, fixed in 4.4.5; from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.5
- symfony/error-handler (Packagist): from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.4.4
- symfony/error-handler (Packagist): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.4
- symfony/symfony (Packagist): from 4.4.0, fixed in 4.4.4
- symfony/symfony (Packagist): from 5.0.0, fixed in 5.0.4

## Description

In Symfony before versions 5.0.5 and 4.4.5, some properties of the Exception were not properly escaped when the `ErrorHandler` rendered it stacktrace. In addition, the stacktrace were displayed even in a non-debug configuration. The ErrorHandler now escape alls properties of the exception, and the stacktrace is only display in debug configuration. This issue is patched in symfony/http-foundation versions 4.4.5 and 5.0.5

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on symfony, symfony/error-handler, symfony/symfony, upgrade to a fixed version (4.4.5, 5.0.5, 4.4.4, 5.0.4) per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/security/advisories/GHSA-m884-279h-32v2
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/629d21b800a15dc649fb0ae9ed7cd9211e7e45db
- https://github.com/symfony/symfony/commit/cf80224589ac05402d4f72f5ddf80900ec94d5ad

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