PT-2017-7756 · Ellislab · Codeigniter

Derek Jones · Published 2017-01-12 · Updated 2022-05-17 · CVE-2016-10131

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

9.8

Critical

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions CodeIgniter versions prior to 3.1.3

Description The issue allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code. This is achieved by leveraging control over the email->from field to insert sendmail command-line arguments in the system/libraries/Email.php file.

Recommendations For versions prior to 3.1.3, update to version 3.1.3 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the email->from field to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

RCE

Special Elements Injection

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-74

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-10131

GHSA-2PCJ-76HJ-XQHM

Affected Products

Codeigniter

References · 9

• https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/pull/4966 · Patch
• https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/issues/4963 · Patch
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2pcj-76hj-xqhm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-10131 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-10131 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/codeigniter4/framework · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/96851 · Note
• https://codeigniter.com/userguide3/changelog.html#bug-fixes-for-3-1-3 · Note
• https://gist.github.com/Zenexer/40d02da5e07f151adeaeeaa11af9ab36 · Note