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High · 7.7 CVE-2022-21647 BIT-codeigniter-2022-21647EUVD-2022-0719GHSA-w6jr-wj64-mc9x

Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Codeigniter4

Published Jan 4, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

CodeIgniter is an open source PHP full-stack web framework. Deserialization of Untrusted Data was found in the `old()` function in CodeIgniter4. Remote attackers may inject auto-loadable arbitrary objects with this vulnerability, and possibly execute existing PHP code on the server. We are aware of a working exploit, which can lead to SQL injection. Users are advised to upgrade to v4.1.6 or later. Users unable to upgrade as advised to not use the `old()` function and form_helper nor `RedirectResponse::withInput()` and `redirect()->withInput()`.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
codeigniter4 CodeIgniter4 < 4.1.6 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist codeigniter4/framework < 4.1.6 4.1.6 GHSA-w6jr-wj64-mc9x

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