CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

BID:67338

Info

CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 67338
Class: Input Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2014-8684
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: May 12 2014 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 19 2015 07:35AM
Credit: Scott Arciszewski
Vulnerable: EllisLab CodeIgniter 2.1
EllisLab CodeIgniter 2.0.3
EllisLab CodeIgniter 1.7.2
EllisLab CodeIgniter 1.7.1
EllisLab CodeIgniter 1.5.2
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

CodeIgniter and Kohana are prone to a remote PHP object-injection vulnerability.

Attackers can exploit this issue to inject arbitrary object in to the application. This may allow an attacker to execute arbitrary PHP code through specially crafted serialized objects.

Following products are vulnerable:

CodeIgniter 2.1.4 and prior.
Kohana 3.2.3 and 3.3.2.

Exploit / POC

CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue using a web browser.

Solution / Fix

CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

References

CodeIgniter And Kohana 'unserialize()' Function PHP Object Injection Vulnerability

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