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Medium · 5.4 CVE-2022-21715 BIT-codeigniter-2022-21715EUVD-2022-0495GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62

Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4

Published Jan 24, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

CodeIgniter4 is the 4.x branch of CodeIgniter, a PHP full-stack web framework. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in `API\ResponseTrait` in Codeigniter4 prior to version 4.1.8. Attackers can do XSS attacks if a potential victim is using `API\ResponseTrait`. Version 4.1.8 contains a patch for this vulnerability. There are two potential workarounds available. Users may avoid using `API\ResponseTrait` or `ResourceController` Users may also disable Auto Route and use defined routes only.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
codeigniter4 CodeIgniter4 < 4.1.8 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist codeigniter4/framework < 4.1.8 4.1.8 GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62

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