CVE-2014-8684
Public exploit available. Not confirmed exploited in the wild yet. Fixed versions are out.
What to do
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- Packagist codeigniter/frameworkAffected: < 3.0.0Upgrade to: 3.0.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
- Packagist kohana/coreAffected: < 3.3.3Upgrade to: 3.3.3Stated by: GitHub advisory
- CodeigniterAffected: ≤ 2.2.6Upgrade to: after 2.2.6Stated by: NVD
Versions as the sources state them. Full version matrix after sign-in
What it is
From the CVE record
CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
1 source with a proof of concept or module.
Exploit links, PoCs and Metasploit modules after sign-in- EPSS
72% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 99th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
A public exploit existed 67 days before the patch.
- EPSS band changemoderate → high
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Public exploit / PoCsource: packetstorm
- Publishedweakness classified
Affected products
Technical detail
CVSS 3.0 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Scored 9.8 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
- Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
- Privileges Required NoneNo authentication required — anyone can exploit this
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality HighTotal information disclosure — all data in the component is compromised
- Integrity HighTotal loss of integrity — attacker can modify any data in the component
- Availability HighTotal denial of service — the component is completely unavailable
Weaknesses
Sources
References in the record
- scott.arciszewski.me/research/full/php-framework-timing-attacks-object-injection
- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54
- github.com/kohana/core/pull/492
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