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CVE-2023-46240

CodeIgniter4 vulnerable to information disclosure when detailed error report is displayed in production environment

Published: Oct 31, 2023Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSACWE-209
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.6%
Top 52.4%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

Description

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. Prior to CodeIgniter4 version 4.4.3, if an error or exception occurs, a detailed error report is displayed even if in the production environment. As a result, confidential information may be leaked. Version 4.4.3 contains a patch. As a workaround, replace `ini_set('display_errors', '0')` with `ini_set('display_errors', 'Off')` in `app/Config/Boot/production.php`.

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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-209

Affected Products

codeigniter
oss-projectaka ci
codeigniterLibrary
OSS Libraries / web-framework
codeigniter4
oss-projectaka codeigniter 4, ci4
CodeIgniter4Mixed
OSS Libraries / web-framework
Packagist
package-ecosystem
codeigniter4/framework
OSS Libraries

Exploitability

Official Patch Available
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References

https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
codeigniter4.github.io
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
github.com
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
github.com
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