CVE-2014-8684
highpriority · attend · 74EPSS 0.717 · 99 %ileexploit · functionalEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-22
CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.5–9.8
weaknesses
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exploits (2)
Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.
- EDB-36264Seagate Business NAS - Remote Command Execution (Metasploit)functional · exploit_db
affected products (7)
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advisories (1)
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- GHSA-w9ph-q4h9-rwq6CodeIgniter and Kohana vulnerable to PHP Object Injection2022-05-17ghsa · osvUS
CodeIgniter before 3.0 and Kohana 3.2.3 and earlier and 3.3.x through 3.3.2 make it easier for remote attackers to spoof session cookies and consequently conduct PHP object injection attacks by leveraging use of standard string comparison operators to compare cryptographic hashes.
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlcnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/67338cnnvd
- https://github.com/kohana/core/pull/492cnnvd
- https://scott.arciszewski.me/research/full/php-framework-timing-attacks-object-injectioncnnvd
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/130609/Seagate-Business-NAS-Unauthenticated-Remote-Command-Execution.htmlenisa_euvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/May/54enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/kohana/core/pull/492enisa_euvd
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