CVE-2014-8684

9.8 CRITICAL
Published: September 19, 2017 Modified: May 13, 2026
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Description

CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.

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CVSS v3.x Details

0.0 Low Medium High Critical 10.0
Vector String
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54
Source: cve@mitre.org
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kohana/core/pull/492
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://scott.arciszewski.me/research/full/php-framework-timing-attacks-object-injection
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Mailing List Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/kohana/core/pull/492
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://scott.arciszewski.me/research/full/php-framework-timing-attacks-object-injection
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory

8 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
9.8 / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
71.5%
99th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-310

Affected Vendors

codeigniter kohanaframework

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