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GraphQL grant on a property might be cached with different objects

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Apr 3, 2025 in api-platform/core • Updated Apr 8, 2025

Package

composer api-platform/core (Composer)

Affected versions

< 3.4.17
>= 4.0.0-alpha.1, < 4.0.22

Patched versions

3.4.17
4.0.22
composer api-platform/graphql (Composer)
< 3.4.17
>= 4.0.0-alpha.1, < 4.0.22
3.4.17
4.0.22

Description

Original message:

I found an issue with security grants on on properties in the GraphQL ItemNormalizer:

If you use something like #[ApiProperty(security: 'is_granted("PROPERTY_READ", [object, property])')] on a member of an entity, the grant gets cached and is only evaluated once, even if the object in question is a different one.

There is the ApiPlatform\GraphQl\Serializer\ItemNormalizer::isCacheKeySafe() method that seems to be intended to prevent this: https://github.com/api-platform/core/blob/88f5ac50d20d6510686a7552310cc567fcca45bf/src/GraphQl/Serializer/ItemNormalizer.php#L160-L164
and in its usage on line 90 it does indeed not create a cache key, but the parent::normalize() that is called afterwards still creates the cache key and causes the issue.

Impact

It grants access to properties that it should not.

Workarounds

Override the ItemNormalizer.

Patched at: api-platform/core@7af65aa

References

@soyuka soyuka published to api-platform/core Apr 3, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Apr 3, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Apr 4, 2025
Reviewed Apr 4, 2025
Last updated Apr 8, 2025

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
High
Integrity
None
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:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(6th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2025-31485

GHSA ID

GHSA-428q-q3vv-3fq3

Source code

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