CVE-2014-8686

CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.

CVSS v3.0 NVD

9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v2.0 NVD

5.0 MEDIUMAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

EPSS

37.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, 99th percentile

Published

2017-09-19

Updated

2024-08-06

Proof-of-concept exploits (1)

• https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/

Metasploit modules (1)

• rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/exploits/linux/http/seagate_nas_php_exec_…

ExploitDB entries (1)

• https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/36264

Security advisories

• https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html
• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-C…
• https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce
• https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability

References

• CVE Record
• NVD entry