GHSA-jq4p-mq33-w375
Cross-site Scripting when rendering error messages in laminas-form
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Packagist | laminas/laminas-form | >= 3.1.0, < 3.1.1 | 3.1.1 |
| Packagist | laminas/laminas-form | >= 3.0.0, < 3.0.2 | 3.0.2 |
| Packagist | laminas/laminas-form | < 2.17.1 | 2.17.1 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Impact
When rendering validation error messages via the `formElementErrors()` view helper shipped with laminas-form, many messages will contain the submitted value. However, in vulnerable versions of laminas-form, the value was not being escaped for HTML contexts, which can potentially lead to a Reflected Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) attack.
### Patches
The following versions were issued to mitigate the vulnerability:
- 2.17.1
- 3.0.2
- 3.1.1
### Workarounds
At the top of a view script where you call the `formElementErrors()` view helper, place the following code:
```php
use Laminas\Form\ElementInterface;
use Laminas\View\PhpRenderer;
$escapeMessages = function (ElementInterface $formOrElement, PhpRenderer $renderer): void {
$messages = $element->getMessages();
if (! $messages) {
return;
}
$escaped = [];
array_walk_recursive(
$messages,
static function (string $item) use (&$escaped, $renderer): void {
$escaped[] = $renderer->escapeHtml($item);
}
};
$element->setMessages($escaped);
};
```
Before calling `formElementErrors()` with a form, fieldset, or element, call the above closure as follows
```php
// Usage with a form
// $this is the view renderer
$escapeMessages($form, $this);
// Usage with a fieldset
// $this is the view renderer
$escapeMessages($fieldset, $this);
// Usage with a form element
// $this is the view renderer
$escapeMessages($element, $this);
```
### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* [Open an issue](https://github.com/laminas/laminas-form/issues/new)
* Email us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected])
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/laminas/laminas-form/security/advisories/GHSA-jq4p-mq33-w375
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23598
- https://github.com/laminas/laminas-form/commit/43005a3ec4c2292d4f825273768d9b884acbca37
- https://getlaminas.org/security/advisory/LP-2022-01
- https://github.com/laminas/laminas-form
- https://github.com/laminas/laminas-form/releases/tag/2.17.1
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/CFF6WJ5I7PSEBRF6I753WKE2BXFBGQXE
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SLNABVK26CE4PFL57VLY242FW3QY4CPC