CodeIgniter: Path traversal in UploadedFile::move() when using client-provided filenames
Priority MEDIUM 40CWE-22Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub.
Summary
CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. Prior to 4.7.4, calling UploadedFile::move() without a second argument uses the client-provided filename without sanitization, allowing a remote attacker to use path traversal sequences to write uploaded content outside the intended directory when the application exposes an upload path. This issue is fixed in version 4.7.4.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00635 50th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed CodeIgniter4 (codeigniter4): 4.7.4codeigniter4/framework (Packagist): 4.7.4
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| codeigniter4 | CodeIgniter4 | before 4.7.4 | 4.7.4 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) | before 4.7.4 | 4.7.4 | Patch available | GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662 |
- CodeIgniter4 Vendorcodeigniter4 Affected before 4.7.4 Fixed in 4.7.4 Patch available CNA
- codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 4.7.4 Fixed in 4.7.4 Patch available GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662
CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1
Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | — | — | codeigniter4 |
- cpe:2.3:a:codeigniter:codeigniter:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·codeigniter4
Remediation
- Fix · CNA CodeIgniter4 (codeigniter4) Fixed in 4.7.4
- Fix · GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662 codeigniter4/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 4.7.4 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-63222
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662
- 2026-10-25 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
References
More codeigniter4 vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-63222 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-63222 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hhmc-q9hp-r662 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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