FreeBSD : codeigniter -- multiple vulnerabilities (f838dcb4-656f-11e5-9909-002590263bf5)

high Nessus Plugin ID 86181

Synopsis

The remote FreeBSD host is missing a security-related update.

Description

The CodeIgniter changelog reports :

Security: The xor_encode() method in the Encrypt Class has been removed. The Encrypt Class now requires the Mcrypt extension to be installed.

Security: The Session Library now uses HMAC authentication instead of a simple MD5 checksum.

Solution

Update the affected package.

See Also

https://bugs.freebsd.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=203401

https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html

http://www.nessus.org/u?aa126eea

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 86181

File Name: freebsd_pkg_f838dcb4656f11e59909002590263bf5.nasl

Version: 2.4

Type: local

Published: 9/28/2015

Updated: 1/6/2021

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Vulnerability Information

CPE: p-cpe:/a:freebsd:freebsd:codeigniter, cpe:/o:freebsd:freebsd

Required KB Items: Host/local_checks_enabled, Host/FreeBSD/release, Host/FreeBSD/pkg_info

Patch Publication Date: 9/28/2015

Vulnerability Publication Date: 6/5/2014