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Security Advisories: GSA_kwCzR0hTQS0zOWZwLW1xbW0tZ3hqNs4AA6c_

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.

Workarounds

• Disabling Auto Routing prevents a known attack vector in the framework.
• Do not pass invalid values to the lang() function or Language class.

References

• https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/outgoing/localization.html#language-localization
• https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/common_functions.html#lang

Permalink: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
JSON: https://advisories.ecosyste.ms/api/v1/advisories/GSA_kwCzR0hTQS0zOWZwLW1xbW0tZ3hqNs4AA6c_
Source: GitHub Advisory Database
Origin: Unspecified
Severity: High
Classification: General
Published: about 1 month ago
Updated: about 1 month ago

CVSS Score: 7.5
CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Identifiers: GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6, CVE-2024-29904
References:

• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
• https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29904
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

Repository: https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
Blast Radius: 25.0

Affected Packages