High severity · published Mar 29, 2024
CVE-2024-29904
CodeIgniter4 Language class DoS Vulnerability
7.5
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 56% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
CodeIgniter4 · codeigniter4
< 4.4.7 · source: vendor
CO
Codeigniter · Codeigniter
before 4.4.7 · source: NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29904
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-29904
Patch
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
Vendor Advisory
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
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