Vulnerability in Codeigniter
CVE-2014-8686
CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.
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: 0.372 (98.5th percentile), scored .
Moderate probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — watch for active exploitation reports. 98th percentile — 98.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.372 · newest: 0.372 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/ (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remot… (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability (Third Party Advisory)
- codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2014-8686?
- CVE-2014-8686 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Codeigniter, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2017-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2014-8686?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2014-8686 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.