CVE-2022-21647

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Codeigniter4

State
Published
Severity
7.7 High
Published
Jan 4, 2022
Updated
Apr 23, 2025
Reserved
Nov 16, 2021

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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()`.

Scores

CVSSScoreVectorSource
3.17.7 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:HGitHub_M

Weaknesses

  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

Affected Products

ProductVersions
CodeIgniter4codeigniter4
  • < 4.1.6Affected

References

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