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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-21647

Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4.

CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 37.7%

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EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 37.7%, higher than 98% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.

Description

CodeIgniter is an open source PHP full-stack web framework. 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. Users are advised to upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. Users unable to upgrade as advised to not use the `old()` function and form_helper nor `RedirectResponse::withInput()` and `redirect()->withInput()`.

CVSS 3.1
9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
37.67% probability · 98th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-502
Affected
codeigniter/codeigniter
Source
security-advisories@github.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.