CVE-2022-46170: Improper Authentication

December 22, 2022 (updated November 9, 2023)

CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. When an application uses (1) multiple session cookies (e.g., one for user pages and one for admin pages) and (2) a session handler is set to DatabaseHandler, MemcachedHandler, or RedisHandler, then if an attacker gets one session cookie (e.g., one for user pages), they may be able to access pages that require another session cookie (e.g., for admin pages). This issue has been patched, please upgrade to version 4.2.11 or later. As a workaround, use only one session cookie.

References

github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/f9fb6574fbeb5a4aa63f7ea87296523e10db9328
github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-6cq5-8cj7-g558
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-46170

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