VDB-246115 · CVE-2023-48707 · GCVE-0-2023-48707

CodeIgniter4 Shield up to 1.0.0-beta.7 HMAC SHA256 cleartext storage

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in CodeIgniter4 Shield up to 1.0.0-beta.7. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HMAC SHA256 Handler. This manipulation causes cleartext storage. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2023-48707. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in CodeIgniter4 Shield up to 1.0.0-beta.7. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component HMAC SHA256 Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-312. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext within a resource that might be accessible to another control sphere. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

CodeIgniter Shield is an authentication and authorization provider for CodeIgniter 4. The `secretKey` value is an important key for HMAC SHA256 authentication and in affected versions was stored in the database in cleartext form. If a malicious person somehow had access to the data in the database, they could use the key and secretKey for HMAC SHA256 authentication to send requests impersonating that corresponding user. This issue has been addressed in version 1.0.0-beta.8. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The weakness was published 11/24/2023. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-48707 since 11/17/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1555 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0-beta.8 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

CodeIgniter4

Name

Shield

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/codeigniter4/shield/

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.5

VulDB Base Score: 2.2
VulDB Temp Score: 2.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.5
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CNA Base Score: 5.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage
CWE: CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Shield 1.0.0-beta.8
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

11/17/2023 🔍
11/24/2023 +7 days 🔍
11/24/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/16/2023 +22 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: f77c6ae20275ac1245330a2b9a523bf7e6f6202f
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-48707 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-48707
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246115

Entryinfo

Created: 11/24/2023 19:19
Updated: 12/16/2023 14:44
Changes: 11/24/2023 19:19 (49), 12/16/2023 14:43 (2), 12/16/2023 14:44 (12)
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