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CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability

High severity GitHub Reviewed Published Mar 29, 2024 in codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4 • Updated May 7, 2025

Package

composer codeigniter4/framework (Composer)

Affected versions

< 4.4.7

Patched versions

4.4.7

Description

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 or Language class.

References

References

@kenjis kenjis published to codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4 Mar 29, 2024
Published by the National Vulnerability Database Mar 29, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Mar 29, 2024
Reviewed Mar 29, 2024
Last updated May 7, 2025

Severity

High

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS score

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

This score estimates the probability of this vulnerability being exploited within the next 30 days. Data provided by FIRST.
(62nd percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2024-29904

GHSA ID

GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

Source code

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