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CVE-2024-29904

HIGH
Published 2024-03-29T15:32:38.686Z
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CVSS Score

V3.1
7.5
/10
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Base Score Metrics
Exploitability: N/A Impact: N/A

EPSS Score

v2025.03.14
0.004
probability
of exploitation in the wild

There is a 0.4% chance that this vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days.

Updated: 2025-06-25
Exploit Probability
Percentile: 0.620
Higher than 62.0% of all CVEs

Attack Vector Metrics

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED

Impact Metrics

Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH

Description

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework 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. Upgrade to v4.4.7 or later.

Available Exploits

No exploits available for this CVE.

Related News

No news articles found for this CVE.

Affected Products

codeigniter4

CodeIgniter4

Affected Versions:

< 4.4.7
codeigniter

codeigniter

Affected Versions:

4.0

GitHub Security Advisories

Community-driven vulnerability intelligence from GitHub

✓ GitHub Reviewed HIGH

CodeIgniter4 DoS Vulnerability

GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6

Advisory Details

### 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

Affected Packages

Packagist codeigniter4/framework
ECOSYSTEM: ≥0 <4.4.7

CVSS Scoring

CVSS Score

7.5

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

References

WEB https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
ADVISORY https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-29904
WEB https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
PACKAGE https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4

Advisory provided by GitHub Security Advisory Database. Published: March 29, 2024, Modified: May 7, 2025

References

https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-39fp-mqmm-gxj6
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/fa851acbae7ae4c5a97f8f38ae87aa0822a334c0
Published: 2024-03-29T15:32:38.686Z
Last Modified: 2024-08-21T22:44:16.609Z
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