Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log in codeigniter4/shield
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-532.
Summary
CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. In affected versions successful login attempts are recorded with the raw tokens stored in the log table. If a malicious person somehow views the data in the log table they can obtain a raw token which can then be used to send a request with that user's authority. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should disable logging for successful login attempts by the configuration files.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codeigniter4 | shield | before 1.0.0-beta.8 | 1.0.0-beta.8 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | codeigniter4/shield (Packagist) | before 1.0.0-beta.8 | 1.0.0-beta.8 | Patch available | GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w |
- shield Vendorcodeigniter4 Affected before 1.0.0-beta.8 Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8 Patch available CNA
- codeigniter4/shield (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 1.0.0-beta.8 Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8 Patch available GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w
CPE configurations NVD · 7
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta3 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta4 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta5 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta6 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1.0.0 beta7 | Vulnerable | codeigniter4 |
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta2 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta3:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta3 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta4:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta4 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta5:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta5 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta6:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta6 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:shield:1.0.0:beta7:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.0.0 beta7 Vulnerable ·codeigniter4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA shield (codeigniter4) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8
- Fix · GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w codeigniter4/shield (Packagist) Fixed in 1.0.0-beta.8 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-48708
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w
- 2026-10-27 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
Advisory 2
More codeigniter4 Shield vulnerabilities
- TI-2022-16370 SameSite may allow cross-site request forgery (CSRF) protection to be bypassed CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-12290 CodeIgniter Shield Password Shucking Vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-26546 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in codeigniter4/shield CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2023-48708 · CVE Program
- CVE-2023-48708 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-j72f-h752-mx4w · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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