CVE-2022-21647

HIGH

Codeigniter < 4.1.6 - Insecure Deserialization

Title source: rule

Description

CodeIgniter is an open source PHP full-stack web framework. Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4. Remote attackers may inject auto-loadable arbitrary objects with this vulnerability, and possibly execute existing PHP code on the server. We are aware of a working exploit, which can lead to SQL injection. Users are advised to upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. Users unable to upgrade as advised to not use the `old()` function and form_helper nor `RedirectResponse::withInput()` and `redirect()->withInput()`.

Scores

CVSS v3 7.7
EPSS 0.1087
EPSS Percentile 93.3%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-502
Status published

Affected Products (2)

codeigniter/codeigniter < 4.1.6
codeigniter4/framework < 4.1.6Packagist

Timeline

Published Jan 04, 2022
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026