CVE-2024-29904
CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability
Description
### Impact A vulnerability was found in the Language class that allowed DoS attacks. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to consume a large amount of memory on the server. ### Patches Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later. See [upgrading guide](https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/installation/upgrade_447.html). ### Workarounds - Disabling Auto Routing prevents a known attack vector in the framework. - Do not pass invalid values to the `lang()` function or `Language` class. ### References - https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/outgoing/localization.html#language-localization - https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/common_functions.html#lang
How to fix CVE-2024-29904
To remediate CVE-2024-29904, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 4.4.7 or later
Is CVE-2024-29904 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.7%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 4.4.7
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |