CVE-2023-48708 | BDVDB-2026-217700 Detail

codeigniter4shield

Description#

CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. In affected versions successful login attempts are recorded with the raw tokens stored in the log table. If a malicious person somehow views the data in the log table they can obtain a raw token which can then be used to send a request with that user's authority. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable logging for successful login attempts by the configuration files.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact high, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12023-11-24Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-02Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2023-11-24
Last modified: 2024-08-02

Vendor information

Vendor: codeigniter4
Product: shield

All codeigniter4 vulnerabilities

Score

5.0 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 50.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Information Disclosure

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.0.0-beta.8
Fixed
Not stated

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

5.0 Medium

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Unchanged
Confidentiality	High
Integrity	Low
Availability	None

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).