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TI-2022-06089 Aliases CVE-2022-21715GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62

Cross-site Scripting Vulnerability in CodeIgniter4

Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Cross-site scripting
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-79.

Summary

CodeIgniter4 is the 4.x branch of CodeIgniter, a PHP full-stack web framework. A cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability was found in `API\ResponseTrait` in Codeigniter4 prior to version 4.1.8. Attackers can do XSS attacks if a potential victim is using `API\ResponseTrait`. Version 4.1.8 contains a patch for this vulnerability. There are two potential workarounds available. Users may avoid using `API\ResponseTrait` or `ResourceController` Users may also disable Auto Route and use defined routes only.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01002 63rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CodeIgniter4 (codeigniter4): 4.1.8codeigniter4/framework (Packagist): 4.1.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
codeigniter4CodeIgniter4before 4.1.84.1.8Patch availableCNA
—codeigniter4/framework (Packagist)before 4.1.84.1.8Patch availableGHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62
  • CodeIgniter4 Vendorcodeigniter4 Affected before 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.1.8 Patch available CNA
  • codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.1.8 Fixed in 4.1.8 Patch available GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*4.0.0 to before 4.1.8Vulnerablecodeigniter4
  • cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.0.0 to before 4.1.8 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA CodeIgniter4 (codeigniter4) Fixed in 4.1.8
  • Fix · GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62 codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 4.1.8 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-21715
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7528-7jg5-6g62

References

Patch 1

Advisory 3

Other 2

  • TI-2014-07135 CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-16370 SameSite may allow cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection to be bypassed CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2022-06025 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Codeigniter4 CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-27591 A Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in Codeigniter 3.1.13 allows attackers to arbitrarily… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2014-07136 CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-19671 CodeIgniter4 Language class DoS Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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Sources

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