CVE-2025-54418 is a critical command injection vulnerability affecting CodeIgniter versions prior to 4.6.2, specifically when using the ImageMagick handler for image processing. Attackers can exploit this by uploading files with malicious filenames or providing crafted text content/options, leading to arbitrary command execution. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), the vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with no user interaction, allowing for full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion, and immediate patching to version 4.6.2 or implementing the recommended workarounds is crucial.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 4.0.0, < 4.6.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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