GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r `OTPHP\Factory::loadFromProvisioningUri()` parses an attacker-supplied `otpauth://` URI and forwards **every** query key to `OTP:

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Attackers can corrupt OTP state or cause uncaught errors by supplying malicious provisioning URIs to the Factory class in the spomky-labs/otphp library.

Exploited in the wild
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Attackable
Over the internet
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Fix
Available

What is GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r?

GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r is a vulnerability in spomky-labs/otphp, published on 18 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official 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:187-201 — setParameter() dynamic property write
  • src/Factory.php:50-55 — populateParameters() 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.

Which versions are affected by GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including spomky-labs/otphp.

PackageAffectedFixed in
spomky-labs/otphp PackagistAll versions11.4.3
spomky-labs/otphp PackagistAll versions11.4.3

How do I fix GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r?

Upgrade spomky-labs/otphp to 11.4.3 or later.

Is GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of GHSA-2jx3-65f3-xr8r in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

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