Codeigniter4 Framework vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-21647 [HIGH] CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Codeigniter4 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Codeigniter4 ### Impact Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4. Remote attackers may inject auto-loadable arbitrary objects with this vulnerability, and possibly execute existing PHP code on the server. We are aware of a working exploit, which can lead to SQL injection. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. ### Workarounds Do not u

CVE-2025-54418 [CRITICAL] CWE-78 CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability ### Impact This vulnerability affects applications that: * Use the ImageMagick handler for image processing (`imagick` as the image library) * **AND** either: * Allow file uploads with user-controlled filenames and process uploaded images using the `resize()` method * **OR** use the `text()` method with user-controlled tex

CVE-2022-24711 [CRITICAL] CWE-20 Remote CLI Command Execution Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 Remote CLI Command Execution Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 ### Impact This vulnerability allows attackers to execute CLI routes via HTTP request. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.1.9 or later. ### Workarounds None. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/issues) * Email us a

CVE-2023-32692 [CRITICAL] CWE-94 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Validation Placeholders in CodeIgniter4 Remote Code Execution Vulnerability in Validation Placeholders in CodeIgniter4 ### Impact This vulnerability allows attackers to execute arbitrary code when you use Validation Placeholders. The vulnerability exists in the Validation library, and validation methods in the controller and in-model validation are also vulnerable because they use the Validation library internally. ### Pa

CVE-2020-10793 [HIGH] CWE-269 CodeIgniter Improper Privilege Management CodeIgniter Improper Privilege Management CodeIgniter through 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a modified Email ID to the "Select Role of the User" page. NOTE: A contributor to the CodeIgniter framework argues that the issue should not be attributed to CodeIgniter. Furthermore, the blog post reference shows an unknown website built with the CodeIgniter framework but that CodeIgniter is not responsible fo

CVE-2022-46170 [HIGH] CWE-287 CodeIgniter4 Potential Session Handlers Vulnerability CodeIgniter4 Potential Session Handlers Vulnerability ### Impact When an application uses (1) multiple session cookies (e.g., one for user pages and one for admin pages) and (2) a session handler is set to `DatabaseHandler`, `MemcachedHandler`, or `RedisHandler`, then if an attacker gets one session cookie (e.g., one for user pages), they may be able to access pages that require another session cookie (e.g., for

CVE-2022-24712 [MEDIUM] CWE-352 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection Bypass Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) Protection Bypass Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 ### Impact This vulnerability might allow remote attackers to bypass the CodeIgniter4 CSRF protection mechanism. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.1.9 or later. ### Workarounds These are workarounds for this vulnerability, but **you will still need to code as these after upgrading to v4.1.9**. Otherwise, the

CVE-2023-46240 [HIGH] CWE-209 CodeIgniter4 vulnerable to information disclosure when detailed error report is displayed in production environment CodeIgniter4 vulnerable to information disclosure when detailed error report is displayed in production environment ### Impact If an error or exception occurs in CodeIgniter4 v4.4.2 and earlier, a detailed error report is displayed even if in the production environment. As a result, confidential information may be leaked. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.4.

CVE-2024-29904 [HIGH] CWE-674 CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability ### Impact A vulnerability was found in the Language class that allowed DoS attacks. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to consume a large amount of memory on the server. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later. See [upgrading guide](https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/installation/upgrade_447.html). ### Workarounds - Disabling Auto Routing prevents a known attack vector in the fram

CVE-2022-23556 [HIGH] CWE-345 CodeIgniter4 allows spoofing of IP address when using proxy CodeIgniter4 allows spoofing of IP address when using proxy ### Impact This vulnerability may allow attackers to spoof their IP address when your server is behind a reverse proxy. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.2.11 or later, and configure `Config\App::$proxyIPs`. ### Workarounds Do not use `$request->getIPAddress()`. ### References - https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/incoming/request.html#CodeIgniter

CVE-2017-1000247 [HIGH] CWE-20 CodeIgniter HTTP Header Injection CodeIgniter HTTP Header Injection British Columbia Institute of Technology CodeIgniter 3.1.3 is vulnerable to HTTP Header Injection in the set_status_header() common function under Apache resulting in HTTP Header Injection flaws.

CVE-2025-24013 [HIGH] CWE-436 Missing validation of header name and value in codeigniter4/framework Missing validation of header name and value in codeigniter4/framework ### Impact Lack of proper header validation for its name and value. The potential attacker can construct deliberately malformed headers with `Header` class. This could disrupt application functionality, potentially causing errors or generating invalid HTTP requests. In some cases, these malformed requests might lead to a DoS sc

CVE-2025-45406 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 Withdrawn Advisory: CodeIgniter4 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in debugbar_time Parameter Withdrawn Advisory: CodeIgniter4 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in debugbar_time Parameter ### Withdrawn Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because the original report was found to be invalid. This link is maintained to preserve external references. For more information, see https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/5862. ### Original Description A sto

CVE-2022-21715 [MEDIUM] CWE-79 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 ### Impact Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in `API\ResponseTrait` in Codeigniter4. Attackers can do XSS attacks if you are using `API\ResponseTrait`. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.1.8 or later. ### Workarounds Do one of the following: 1. Do not use `API\ResponseTrait` nor `ResourceController` 2. Disable Auto Route and [Use Defined Routes Only](htt

CVE-2022-39284 [LOW] CWE-665 Codeigniter4's Secure or HttpOnly flag set in Config\Cookie is not reflected in Cookies issued Codeigniter4's Secure or HttpOnly flag set in Config\Cookie is not reflected in Cookies issued ### Impact Setting `$secure` or `$httponly` value to `true` in `Config\Cookie` is not reflected in `set_cookie()` or `Response::setCookie()`. > **Note** > This vulnerability does not affect session cookies. The following code does not issue a cookie with the secure flag even if

CVE-2026-48062 [CRITICAL] CWE-434 CodeIgniter4 has a validation bypass when uploading file extensions via `ext_in` rule CodeIgniter4 has a validation bypass when uploading file extensions via `ext_in` rule ### Impact The `ext_in` upload validation rule checked the MIME-derived guessed extension instead of the client-provided filename extension. As a result, an uploaded file named `shell.php` containing GIF-like content could pass validation such as: ``` uploaded[avatar]|is_image[avatar]|mime_in