CVE-2023-48707

MEDIUM EPSS 20.1%
Published Nov 24, 20232y ago · Modified Jun 17, 20262w ago
6.5 CVSS 3.1
Medium
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Published Nov 24, 2023 2y ago
Last Modified Jun 17, 2026 2w ago

Description

CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. The `secretKey` value is an important key for HMAC SHA256 authentication and in affected versions was stored in the database in cleartext form. If a malicious person somehow had access to the data in the database, they could use the key and secretKey for HMAC SHA256 authentication to send requests impersonating that corresponding user. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

CVSS Details

Base Score
6.5
Exploitability
2.8
Impact
3.6
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required Low
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality High
Integrity None
Availability None

Threat Intelligence

EPSS Exploit Probability
20.1% percentile
Exploit & Patch Status
No Known Exploit
Patch Available

Weaknesses 1

CWE-312

Affected Products 7

VendorProductVersionRange
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any
codeignitershield1.0.0any

References 2

  • github.com https://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/commit/f77c6ae20275ac1245330a2b9a523bf7e6f6202f
    Patch
  • github.com https://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/security/advisories/GHSA-v427-c49j-8w6x
    Vendor Advisory

Remediation

  • github.com https://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/commit/f77c6ae20275ac1245330a2b9a523bf7e6f6202f
    Patch