CVE-2024-29904 (GCVE-0-2024-29904)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-03-29 15:32 – Updated: 2024-08-21 22:44
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
CodeIgniter4 Language class DoS Vulnerability
Summary
CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework A vulnerability was found in the Language class that allowed DoS attacks. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to consume a large amount of memory on the server. Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later.
Severity
7.5 (High)
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-04-01 20:01 UTC
CWE
- CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/secu… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/comm… | x_refsource_MISC |
Impacted products
2 products
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| codeigniter4 | CodeIgniter4 |
Affected:
< 4.4.7
|
guessed | |
| codeigniter | codeigniter |
Affected:
4.0 , < 4.4.7
(custom)
cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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