CVE-2014-8684 is a critical vulnerability affecting CodeIgniter before version 3.0 and Kohana versions 3.2.3 and earlier, and 3.3.x through 3.3.2. This flaw allows remote attackers to spoof session cookies and perform PHP object injection due to the use of standard string comparison for cryptographic hashes. With a CVSS score of 9.8 (CRITICAL), this vulnerability is easily exploitable over the network with low attack complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While not listed on the KEV catalog, exploit code is publicly available, including a Metasploit module targeting Seagate Business NAS, and it has garnered significant community discussion and media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 2.2.6CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kohanaframework:kohana:3.2.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kohanaframework:kohana:3.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
3.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:kohanaframework:kohana:3.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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