CVE-2018-12071 is a critical session fixation vulnerability affecting CodeIgniter versions prior to 3.1.9, stemming from improper handling of the session.use_strict_mode setting in the Session Library. This flaw has a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating it can be exploited remotely with low complexity, potentially leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. While the vulnerability is severe, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, nor are there publicly available exploit modules in Metasploit, Nuclei, or ExploitDB. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 3.1.9CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.