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CVE-2014-8686
CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption…
Critical9.8EPSS 37.2%
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Description
CodeIgniter before 2.2.0 makes it easier for attackers to decode session cookies by leveraging fallback to a custom XOR-based encryption scheme when the Mcrypt extension for PHP is not available.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 37.2% · top 1.5% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (4)
- https://beyondbinary.io/articles/seagate-nas-rce/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://www.dionach.com/blog/codeigniter-session-decoding-vulnerability (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://codeigniter.com/userguide2/changelog.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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