Vulnerability in Codeigniter
CVE-2014-8684
CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.717 (99.4th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 99th percentile — 99.4% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.717 · newest: 0.717 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Codeigniter
- Kohanaframework Kohana — versions 3.2.3, 3.3.0, 3.3.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- scott.arciszewski.me/research/full/php-framework-timing-attacks-object-injection (Third Party Advisory)
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54 (mailing-list, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/kohana/core/pull/492 (Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remot… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8684?
- CVE-2014-8684 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Codeigniter, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8684?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8684 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.