Description
CodeIgniter through 4.0.0 allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a modified Email ID to the "Select Role of the User" page. NOTE: A contributor to the CodeIgniter framework argues that the issue should not be attributed to CodeIgniter. Furthermore, the blog post reference shows an unknown website built with the CodeIgniter framework but that CodeIgniter is not responsible for introducing this issue because the framework has never provided a login screen, nor any kind of login or user management facilities beyond a Session library. Also, another reporter indicates the issue is with a custom module/plugin to CodeIgniter, not CodeIgniter itself.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://medium.com/%40vbharad/account-takeover-via-modifying-email-id-codeigniter-framework-ca30741ad297
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/extending/authentication.html
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0190
EPSS Percentile
77.0%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (2)
codeigniter/codeigniter
< 4.0.0
codeigniter4/framework
0Packagist
Published
Mar 23, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026