github - ghsa-g434-3q2j-hj4r

ghsa-g434-3q2j-hj4r

Vulnerability from github

Published

2022-05-14 03:08

Modified

2025-06-17 14:02

Severity ?

9.8 (Critical) - CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Summary

CodeIgniter Session Fixation Vulnerability

Details

A Session Fixation issue exists in CodeIgniter before 3.1.10 because session.use_strict_mode in the Session Library was mishandled.

Show details on source website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "affected": [
    {
      "package": {
        "ecosystem": "Packagist",
        "name": "codeigniter/framework"
      },
      "ranges": [
        {
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            },
            {
              "fixed": "3.1.10"
            }
          ],
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2018-12071"
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-384"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-07-25T21:28:58Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2018-06-17T20:29:00Z",
    "severity": "CRITICAL"
  },
  "details": "A Session Fixation issue exists in CodeIgniter before 3.1.10 because `session.use_strict_mode` in the Session Library was mishandled.",
  "id": "GHSA-g434-3q2j-hj4r",
  "modified": "2025-06-17T14:02:38Z",
  "published": "2022-05-14T03:08:36Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12071"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/5958"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/800a20d6c4662d99ae0988b2f8f2238bb8bb29db"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/a9da3dd2f16a8f97d7bc4ff5572b28e4bb84c813#diff-32788a4d3748e8818044886ab43241179c7f5f5b82e979e73146669ca6e2da1cR306"
    },
    {
      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://web.archive.org/web/20181115214804/https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html#version-3-1-9"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html"
    }
  ],
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "severity": [
    {
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H",
      "type": "CVSS_V3"
    }
  ],
  "summary": "CodeIgniter Session Fixation Vulnerability"
}

CVE-2018-12071 (GCVE-0-2018-12071)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5

Published

2018-06-17 20:00

Modified

2025-06-09 05:46

Severity ?

CWE

Summary

A Session Fixation issue exists in CodeIgniter before 3.1.9 because session.use_strict_mode in the Session Library was mishandled.

References

▼	URL	Tags
	https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html
	https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/800a20d6c4662d99ae0988b2f8f2238bb8bb29db

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	n/a	n/a	Version: n/a

Show details on NVD website

JSON

To clipboard

{
  "containers": {
    "adp": [
      {
        "providerMetadata": {
          "dateUpdated": "2024-08-05T08:24:03.666Z",
          "orgId": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108",
          "shortName": "CVE"
        },
        "references": [
          {
            "tags": [
              "x_refsource_CONFIRM",
              "x_transferred"
            ],
            "url": "https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html"
          }
        ],
        "title": "CVE Program Container"
      }
    ],
    "cna": {
      "affected": [
        {
          "product": "n/a",
          "vendor": "n/a",
          "versions": [
            {
              "status": "affected",
              "version": "n/a"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "datePublic": "2018-06-17T00:00:00.000Z",
      "descriptions": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "A Session Fixation issue exists in CodeIgniter before 3.1.9 because session.use_strict_mode in the Session Library was mishandled."
        }
      ],
      "problemTypes": [
        {
          "descriptions": [
            {
              "description": "n/a",
              "lang": "en",
              "type": "text"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "providerMetadata": {
        "dateUpdated": "2025-06-09T05:46:40.328Z",
        "orgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
        "shortName": "mitre"
      },
      "references": [
        {
          "url": "https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html"
        },
        {
          "url": "https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/800a20d6c4662d99ae0988b2f8f2238bb8bb29db"
        }
      ],
      "x_legacyV4Record": {
        "CVE_data_meta": {
          "ASSIGNER": "cve@mitre.org",
          "ID": "CVE-2018-12071",
          "STATE": "PUBLIC"
        },
        "affects": {
          "vendor": {
            "vendor_data": [
              {
                "product": {
                  "product_data": [
                    {
                      "product_name": "n/a",
                      "version": {
                        "version_data": [
                          {
                            "version_value": "n/a"
                          }
                        ]
                      }
                    }
                  ]
                },
                "vendor_name": "n/a"
              }
            ]
          }
        },
        "data_format": "MITRE",
        "data_type": "CVE",
        "data_version": "4.0",
        "description": {
          "description_data": [
            {
              "lang": "eng",
              "value": "A Session Fixation issue exists in CodeIgniter before 3.1.9 because session.use_strict_mode in the Session Library was mishandled."
            }
          ]
        },
        "problemtype": {
          "problemtype_data": [
            {
              "description": [
                {
                  "lang": "eng",
                  "value": "n/a"
                }
              ]
            }
          ]
        },
        "references": {
          "reference_data": [
            {
              "name": "https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html",
              "refsource": "CONFIRM",
              "url": "https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html"
            }
          ]
        }
      }
    }
  },
  "cveMetadata": {
    "assignerOrgId": "8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca",
    "assignerShortName": "mitre",
    "cveId": "CVE-2018-12071",
    "datePublished": "2018-06-17T20:00:00.000Z",
    "dateReserved": "2018-06-08T00:00:00.000Z",
    "dateUpdated": "2025-06-09T05:46:40.328Z",
    "state": "PUBLISHED"
  },
  "dataType": "CVE_RECORD",
  "dataVersion": "5.1"
}

Sightings

Author	Source	Type	Date

Nomenclature

Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or seen somewhere by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability is confirmed from an analyst perspective.
Exploited: This vulnerability was exploited and seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Patched: This vulnerability was successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.
Not exploited: This vulnerability was not exploited or seen by the user reporting the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expresses doubt about the veracity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: This vulnerability was not successfully patched by the user reporting the sighting.

Action not permitted