VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8686
CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 37.2%
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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.2%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.
- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 37.22% probability · 98th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- codeigniter/codeigniter
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.htmlVendor Advisory
- https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerabilityThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.