CVE-2014-8686

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Published Sep 19, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 9.8 Critical EPSS 37.2% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 37.2% (37.222% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/
https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html
https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability

History

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Subscriptions

Codeigniter Codeigniter

Weaknesses

CWE-310

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Sep 19, 2017, 7:00 PM
Updated: Aug 6, 2024, 1:26 PM
Reserved: Nov 9, 2014, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Sep 19, 2017, 7:29 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 12:17 AM

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