Withdrawn Advisory: CodeIgniter4 Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability in debugbar_time Parameter
### Withdrawn Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because the original report was found to be invalid. This link is maintained to preserve external references. For more information, see https://github.com/github/advisory-database/pull/5862. ### Original Description A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 v4.6.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the debugbar_time parameter.
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2025-45406US | — | — | ||
A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in CodeIgniter4 v4.6.0 allows attackers to execute arbitrary web scripts or HTML via a crafted payload injected into the debugbar_… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4PACKAGE
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/blob/v4.6.2/system/Debug/Toolbar.php#L496WEB
- https://github.com/codeigniter4/framework/blob/v4.6.2/system/Debug/Toolbar.php#L496WEB
- https://medium.com/@talktoshweta0/when-debugging-bites-back-exposing-a-persistent-xss-in-codeigniter4-c9caf804a190WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-15943ADVISORY
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-45406ADVISORY
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/50556WEB
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