PT-2019-7180 · Ellislab · Codeigniter Rest Server

Published 2019-07-03 · Updated 2022-05-24 · CVE-2015-3907

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 Rest Server (aka codeigniter-restserver) version 2.7.1

Description The issue allows XXE (XML External Entity) attacks. There is no information provided about the estimated number of potentially affected devices worldwide or real-world incidents where this issue was exploited.

Recommendations For version 2.7.1, update to a version that fixes the XXE vulnerability, as using this version allows XXE attacks. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

XXE

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-611

Related Identifiers

CVE-2015-3907

GHSA-CC7G-9PCJ-7GWM

Affected Products

Codeigniter Rest Server

References · 7

• 🔥 https://kb.hitcon.org/post/127839729207/codeigniter-rest-server-module-xxe-cve-2015-3907 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-cc7g-9pcj-7gwm · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-3907 · Security Note
• https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver · Note
• https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver/issues/461 · Note
• https://github.com/chriskacerguis/codeigniter-restserver/commit/852740e7c636e4f44b3a8e3afc15155795e22c9b · Note
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/5355 · Telegram Post