Description
CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. When an application uses (1) multiple session cookies (e.g., one for user pages and one for admin pages) and (2) a session handler is set to `DatabaseHandler`, `MemcachedHandler`, or `RedisHandler`, then if an attacker gets one session cookie (e.g., one for user pages), they may be able to access pages that require another session cookie (e.g., for admin pages). This issue has been patched, please upgrade to version 4.2.11 or later. As a workaround, use only one session cookie.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-6cq5-8cj7-g558
Patch, Third Party Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/f9fb6574fbeb5a4aa63f7ea87296523e10db9328
Scores
CVSS v3
8.6
EPSS
0.0031
EPSS Percentile
54.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-287
Status
published
Products (2)
codeigniter/codeigniter
4.0.0 - 4.2.11
codeigniter4/framework
0 - 4.2.11Packagist
Published
Dec 22, 2022
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026