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High · 8.1 CVE-2026-39393 EUVD-2026-20487GHSA-8rh5-4mvx-xj7j

Post-Installation Re-entry via Cache-Dependent Install Guard Bypass in ci4ms

Published Apr 8, 2026 · Updated Apr 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

CI4MS is a CodeIgniter 4-based CMS skeleton that delivers a production-ready, modular architecture with RBAC authorization and theme support. Prior to 0.31.4.0, the install route guard in ci4ms relies solely on a volatile cache check (cache('settings')) combined with .env file existence to block post-installation access to the setup wizard. When the database is temporarily unreachable during a cache miss (TTL expiry or admin-triggered cache clear), the guard fails open, allowing an unauthenticated attacker to overwrite the .env file with attacker-controlled database credentials, achieving full application takeover. This vulnerability is fixed in 0.31.4.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
ci4-cms-erp ci4ms < 0.31.4.0 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
Packagist ci4-cms-erp/ci4ms < 0.31.4.0 0.31.4.0 GHSA-8rh5-4mvx-xj7j

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