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Auth0-PHP SDK has Improper Audience Validation

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Dec 17, 2025 in auth0/auth0-PHP • Updated Dec 20, 2025

Package

composer auth0/auth0-php (Composer)

Affected versions

>= 8.0.0, < 8.18.0

Patched versions

8.18.0

Description

Description

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.

Affected product and versions

Projects are affected if they meet the following preconditions:

  • Applications using the 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:
    • a. Auth0/symfony,
    • b. Auth0/laravel-auth0,
    • c. Auth0/wordpress.

Resolution

Upgrade Auth0/Auth0-PHP to version 8.18.0 or greater.

Acknowledgement

Okta would like to thank Jafar Sadiq (iaf4r) for their discovery and responsible disclosure.

References

@jennyyang-okta jennyyang-okta published to auth0/auth0-PHP Dec 17, 2025
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Dec 17, 2025
Reviewed Dec 17, 2025
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Dec 17, 2025
Last updated Dec 20, 2025

Severity

Moderate

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
High
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
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:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/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.
(20th percentile)

Weaknesses

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. Learn more on MITRE.

CVE ID

CVE-2025-68129

GHSA ID

GHSA-j2vm-wrq3-f7gf

Source code

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