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GHSA-745p-r637-7vvp

GitHub Security Advisory

Codeigniter4's Secure or HttpOnly flag set in Config\Cookie is not reflected in Cookies issued

✓ GitHub Reviewed LOW Has CVE

Advisory Details

### Impact
Setting `$secure` or `$httponly` value to `true` in `Config\Cookie` is not reflected in `set_cookie()` or `Response::setCookie()`.

> **Note**
> This vulnerability does not affect session cookies.

The following code does not issue a cookie with the secure flag even if you set `$secure = true` in `Config\Cookie`.

```php
helper('cookie');

$cookie = [
'name' => $name,
'value' => $value,
];
set_cookie($cookie);
// or
$this->response->setCookie($cookie);
```

### Patches
Upgrade to v4.2.7 or later.

### Workarounds
1. Specify the options explicitly.
```php
helper('cookie');

$cookie = [
'name' => $name,
'value' => $value,
'secure' => true,
'httponly' => true,
];
set_cookie($cookie);
// or
$this->response->setCookie($cookie);
```
2. Use Cookie object.
```php
use CodeIgniter\Cookie\Cookie;

helper('cookie');

$cookie = new Cookie($name, $value);
set_cookie($cookie);
// or
$this->response->setCookie($cookie);
```

### References
- https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/helpers/cookie_helper.html#set_cookie
- https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/outgoing/response.html#CodeIgniter\HTTP\Response::setCookie

### For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory:
* Open an issue in [codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/issues)
* Email us at [SECURITY.md](https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/blob/develop/SECURITY.md)

Affected Packages

Packagist codeigniter4/framework
Affected versions: 0 (fixed in 4.2.7)

Related CVEs

Key Information

GHSA ID
GHSA-745p-r637-7vvp
Published
October 6, 2022 8:01 PM
Last Modified
October 6, 2022 8:01 PM
CVSS Score
2.5 /10
Primary Ecosystem
Packagist
Primary Package
codeigniter4/framework
GitHub Reviewed
✓ Yes

Dataset

Last updated: July 12, 2025 6:29 AM

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