GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/01/GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6/GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6
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Published
2025-01-21T21:13:40Z
Modified
2025-01-21T21:27:05.293844Z
Severity
  • 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
Missing validation of header name and value in codeigniter4/framework
Details

Impact

Lack of proper header validation for its name and value. The potential attacker can construct deliberately malformed headers with Header class. This could disrupt application functionality, potentially causing errors or generating invalid HTTP requests. In some cases, these malformed requests might lead to a DoS scenario if a remote service’s web application firewall interprets them as malicious and blocks further communication with the application.

Patches

Upgrade to v4.5.8 or later.

Workarounds

Validate HTTP header keys and/or values if using user-supplied values before passing them to Header class.

Differences from CVE-2023-29197

  1. Affected Software:

    • CVE-2023-29197 specifically addresses a vulnerability in the guzzlehttp/psr7 library.
    • The reported issue in this Security Advisory is within the CodeIgniter4 framework and does not depend on or use the guzzlehttp/psr7 library.
  2. Root Cause and Implementation:

    • The vulnerability reported arises from an issue in the Header class of CodeIgniter4, which is unrelated to the functionality or implementation of guzzlehttp/psr7.
  3. Scope of Impact:

    • The vulnerability described in this Security Advisory affects applications built with the CodeIgniter4 framework, which does not use or rely on the guzzlehttp/psr7 library.

References

  • https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7230#section-3.2
  • https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxmh-65f7-jcvw
Database specific
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-01-20T16:15:28Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-436"
    ],
    "severity": "MODERATE",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-01-21T21:13:40Z"
}
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
4.5.8

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
v4.4.7
v4.4.8
v4.5.0
v4.5.1
v4.5.2
v4.5.3
v4.5.4
v4.5.5
v4.5.6
v4.5.7

4.*

4.0.0-rc.4
4.0.0