Description

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. Prior to 4.5.8, CodeIgniter lacked proper header validation for its name and value. The potential attacker can construct deliberately malformed headers with Header class. This could disrupt application functionality, potentially causing errors or generating invalid HTTP requests. In some cases, these malformed requests might lead to a DoS scenario if a remote service’s web application firewall interprets them as malicious and blocks further communication with the application. This vulnerability is fixed in 4.5.8.

Classification

CVE ID: CVE-2025-24013

CVSS Base Severity: MEDIUM

CVSS Base Score: 5.3

Affected Products

Vendor: codeigniter4

Product: CodeIgniter4

Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)

EPSS Score: 0.05% (probability of being exploited)

EPSS Percentile: 17.98% (scored less or equal to compared to others)

EPSS Date: 2025-02-18 (when was this score calculated)

References

https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-x5mq-jjr3-vmx6
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/5f8aa24280fb09947897d6b322bf1f0e038b13b6
https://datatracker.ietf.org/doc/html/rfc7230#section-3.2
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wxmh-65f7-jcvw

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