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GHSA-9952-GV64-X94C

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2025-07-28 16:08 – Updated: 2025-07-28 16:08

Summary

CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability

Details

Impact

This vulnerability affects applications that: * Use the ImageMagick handler for image processing (imagick as the image library) * AND either: * Allow file uploads with user-controlled filenames and process uploaded images using the resize() method * OR use the text() method with user-controlled text content or options

An attacker can: * Upload a file with a malicious filename containing shell metacharacters that get executed when the image is processed * OR provide malicious text content or options that get executed when adding text to images

Patches

Upgrade to v4.6.2 or later.

Workarounds

Switch to the GD image handler (gd, the default handler), which is not affected by either vulnerability
For file upload scenarios: Instead of using user-provided filenames, generate random names to eliminate the attack vector with getRandomName() when using the move() method, or use the store() method, which automatically generates safe filenames
For text operations: If you must use ImageMagick with user-controlled text, sanitize the input to only allow safe characters: preg_replace('/[^a-zA-Z0-9\s.,!?-]/', '', $text) and validate/restrict text options

References

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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  "details": "### Impact\nThis vulnerability affects applications that:\n* Use the ImageMagick handler for image processing (`imagick` as the image library)\n* **AND** either:\n  * Allow file uploads with user-controlled filenames and process uploaded images using the `resize()` method\n  * **OR** use the `text()` method with user-controlled text content or options\n\nAn attacker can:\n* Upload a file with a malicious filename containing shell metacharacters that get executed when the image is processed\n* **OR** provide malicious text content or options that get executed when adding text to images\n\n### Patches\nUpgrade to v4.6.2 or later.\n\n### Workarounds\n* **Switch to the GD image handler** (`gd`, the default handler), which is not affected by either vulnerability\n* **For file upload scenarios**: Instead of using user-provided filenames, generate random names to eliminate the attack vector with `getRandomName()` when using the `move()` method, or use the `store()` method, which automatically generates safe filenames\n* **For text operations**: If you must use ImageMagick with user-controlled text, sanitize the input to only allow safe characters: `preg_replace(\u0027/[^a-zA-Z0-9\\s.,!?-]/\u0027, \u0027\u0027, $text)` and validate/restrict text options\n\n\n### References\n* [OWASP Command Injection Prevention](https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Command_Injection)\n* [CWE-78: OS Command Injection](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)",
  "id": "GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c",
  "modified": "2025-07-28T16:08:20Z",
  "published": "2025-07-28T16:08:20Z",
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-9952-gv64-x94c"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-54418"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/e18120bff1da691e1d15ffc1bf553ae7411762c0"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
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      "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
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  "summary": "CodeIgniter4\u0027s ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability"
}

CVE-2025-54418 (GCVE-0-2025-54418)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-07-28 14:47 – Updated: 2025-07-28 17:19

Title

CodeIgniter4's ImageMagick Handler has Command Injection Vulnerability

Summary

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. A command injection vulnerability present in versions prior to 4.6.2 affects applications that use the ImageMagick handler for image processing (`imagick` as the image library) and either allow file uploads with user-controlled filenames and process uploaded images using the `resize()` method or use the `text()` method with user-controlled text content or options. An attacker can upload a file with a malicious filename containing shell metacharacters that get executed when the image is processed or provide malicious text content or options that get executed when adding text to images Users should upgrade to v4.6.2 or later to receive a patch. As a workaround, switch to the GD image handler (`gd`, the default handler), which is not affected by either vulnerability. For file upload scenarios, instead of using user-provided filenames, generate random names to eliminate the attack vector with `getRandomName()` when using the `move()` method, or use the `store()` method, which automatically generates safe filenames. For text operations, if one must use ImageMagick with user-controlled text, sanitize the input to only allow safe characters and validate/restrict text options.

Severity

9.8 (Critical)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

SSVC

Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total

CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)

Decision recorded 2025-07-28 17:19 UTC

CWE

CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command ('OS Command Injection')

Assigner

GitHub_M mitre root

References

4 references

URL	Tags
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/secu…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/comm…	x_refsource_MISC
https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html	x_refsource_MISC
https://owasp.org/www-community/attacks/Command_I…	x_refsource_MISC

Impacted products

1 product

Vendor	Product	Version
codeigniter4	CodeIgniter4	Affected: < 4.6.2

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