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GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6
No affected components available
Impact
Lack of proper header validation for its name and value. The potential attacker can construct deliberately malformed headers with Header class. This could disrupt application functionality, potentially causing errors or generating invalid HTTP requests. In some cases, these malformed requests might lead to a DoS scenario if a remote service’s web application firewall interprets them as malicious and blocks further communication with the application.
Patches
Upgrade to v4.5.8 or later.
Workarounds
Validate HTTP header keys and/or values if using user-supplied values before passing them to Header class.
Differences from CVE-2023-29197
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Affected Software:
- CVE-2023-29197 specifically addresses a vulnerability in the
guzzlehttp/psr7library. - The reported issue in this Security Advisory is within the CodeIgniter4 framework and does not depend on or use the
guzzlehttp/psr7library.
- CVE-2023-29197 specifically addresses a vulnerability in the
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Root Cause and Implementation:
- The vulnerability reported arises from an issue in the Header class of CodeIgniter4, which is unrelated to the functionality or implementation of
guzzlehttp/psr7.
- The vulnerability reported arises from an issue in the Header class of CodeIgniter4, which is unrelated to the functionality or implementation of
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Scope of Impact:
- The vulnerability described in this Security Advisory affects applications built with the CodeIgniter4 framework, which does not use or rely on the
guzzlehttp/psr7library.
- The vulnerability described in this Security Advisory affects applications built with the CodeIgniter4 framework, which does not use or rely on the
References
- https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7230#section-3.2
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxmh-65f7-jcvw
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 low impact on the integrity of the data.
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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