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SCA: security update for codeigniter4/framework (GHSA-w6jr-wj64-mc9x)

critical Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 419751

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - CodeIgniter is an open source PHP full-stack web framework. Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in
 the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4. Remote attackers may inject auto-loadable arbitrary objects with
 this vulnerability, and possibly execute existing PHP code on the server. We are aware of a working
 exploit, which can lead to SQL injection. Users are advised to upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. Users unable to
 upgrade as advised to not use the `old()` function and form_helper nor `RedirectResponse::withInput()` and
 `redirect()->withInput()`. (CVE-2022-21647)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-w6jr-wj64-mc9x

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 419751

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2022-21647

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/4/2022

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2022-21647

cwe: CWE-502