GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/03/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
Aliases
Published
2024-03-29T16:36:38Z
Modified
2024-03-29T19:46:01.109340Z
Severity
  • 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability
Details

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
Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2024-03-29T16:15:08Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-835"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2024-03-29T16:36:38Z"
}
References

Affected packages

Packagist / codeigniter4/framework

Package

Name
codeigniter4/framework
Purl
pkg:composer/codeigniter4/framework

Affected ranges

Type
ECOSYSTEM
Events
Introduced
0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
4.4.7

Affected versions

v4.*

v4.0.0-alpha.3
v4.0.0-alpha.4
v4.0.0-alpha.5
v4.0.0-beta.1
v4.0.0-beta.2
v4.0.0-beta.3
v4.0.0-beta.4
v4.0.0-rc.1
v4.0.0-rc.2
v4.0.0-rc.2.1
v4.0.0-rc.3
v4.0.1
v4.0.2
v4.0.3
v4.0.4
v4.0.5
v4.1.0
v4.1.1
v4.1.2
v4.1.3
v4.1.4
v4.1.5
v4.1.6
v4.1.7
v4.1.8
v4.1.9
v4.2.0
v4.2.1
v4.2.2
v4.2.3
v4.2.4
v4.2.5
v4.2.6
v4.2.7
v4.2.8
v4.2.9
v4.2.10
v4.2.11
v4.2.12
v4.3.0
v4.3.1
v4.3.2
v4.3.3
v4.3.4
v4.3.5
v4.3.6
v4.3.7
v4.3.8
v4.4.0
v4.4.1
v4.4.2
v4.4.3
v4.4.4
v4.4.5
v4.4.6

4.*

4.0.0-rc.4
4.0.0