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GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r

MediumCVSS 6.9 / 10
Published Jun 18, 2026·Last modified Jun 18, 2026
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No affected components available

Description

Summary

OTPHP\Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri() parses an attacker-supplied otpauth:// URI and forwards every query key to OTP::setParameter($key, $value). setParameter() resolves the name with property_exists($this, $parameter) and performs a dynamic write $this->{$parameter} = $value (src/OTP.php:196-197). Because the query keys are entirely controlled by whoever produced the URI, a URI can target the internal properties of the OTP object that are not meant to be set from a URI: parameters, issuer, label, issuer_included_as_parameter, and (on TOTP) the readonly clock. This is an instance of object property mass-assignment (CWE-915).

Impact

The Factory is documented as the entry point for third-party provisioning URIs (e.g. QR codes from Microsoft 365 / Google Authenticator). An application that loads such a URI is exposed to:

  • State corruption. A URI such as otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&parameters[foo]=bar overwrites the whole internal $parameters array that createFromSecret() primed (period, algorithm, digits, epoch). The resulting object is silently unusable: getProvisioningUri(), getDigits(), at(), verify() then throw ParameterNotFoundException.
  • Uncaught TypeError escaping the documented exception type. A URI such as otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer_included_as_parameter=notabool assigns a string to a typed bool property and raises a TypeError. The try/catch in loadFromProvisioningUri() only wraps Url::fromString(); createOTP() and populateOTP() run outside it, so the TypeError (and Error on the readonly clock) escapes past the documented InvalidProvisioningUriException, breaking callers that catch only the documented type.
  • Label/issuer validation bypass. parameters[label]=hijacked stores a label into the parameters array without running the label validation callback (keyed on label, not parameters). getLabel() and getParameter('label') then disagree — a confused-deputy risk.

Affected component

  • src/OTP.php:187-201setParameter() dynamic property write
  • src/Factory.php:50-55populateParameters() forwarding all query keys

Proof of concept

use OTPHP\Factory;

// State corruption
$otp = Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri(
    'otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&parameters[foo]=bar',
    $clock
);
$otp->getProvisioningUri(); // ParameterNotFoundException: Parameter "period" does not exist

// Uncaught TypeError
Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri(
    'otpauth://totp/Alice?secret=JBSWY3DPEHPK3PXP&issuer_included_as_parameter=notabool',
    $clock
); // TypeError escapes InvalidProvisioningUriException

Remediation

Restrict the keys accepted from a provisioning URI to a known allow-list of public OTP parameters, and never let a URI key resolve to an internal object property via property_exists. Route all URI-sourced values through the validated parameter map only.

Risk Scores
Base Score
6.9

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability.

Threat Intelligence
2.7

Limited exploitation activity has been observed. Close monitoring and planned remediation are recommended.

EPSS
N/A

Probability that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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