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GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
No affected components available
Impact
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.
Patches
Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later. See upgrading guide.
Workarounds
- Disabling Auto Routing prevents a known attack vector in the framework.
- Do not pass invalid values to the
lang()function orLanguageclass.
References
- https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/outgoing/localization.html#language-localization
- https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/common_functions.html#lang
The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.
Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.
The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.
We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.
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