9.8
CRITICAL
CVE-2014-8686
CodeIgniter XOR Session Cookie Decoding Vulnerability
Description

CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2017, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 2:19 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2014-8686 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Codeigniter codeigniter
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 28, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html No Types Assigned http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html No Types Assigned https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/ No Types Assigned https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/ Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability No Types Assigned https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-310
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:2.1.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.38 }} -0.31%

score

0.69234

percentile

CVSS30 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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