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Vulnerability details: VCID-1euz-ns2t-43be
Vulnerability ID VCID-1euz-ns2t-43be
Aliases GHSA-q9j3-4ghj-6h57
Summary Inadequate XSS Prevention in CodeIgniter/Framework Security Library
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.2
Risk 3.1
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1_qr MODERATE https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9j3-4ghj-6h57
cvssv3.1 4.7 https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter
cvssv3.1 4.7 https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/71b1b3f5b2dcc0f4b652e9494e9853b82541ac8c
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/71b1b3f5b2dcc0f4b652e9494e9853b82541ac8c
cvssv3.1 4.7 https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/codeigniter/framework/2015-10-31-1.yaml
generic_textual MODERATE https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/codeigniter/framework/2015-10-31-1.yaml
cvssv3.1 4.7 https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html#version-3-0-3
generic_textual MODERATE https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html#version-3-0-3
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter
https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/71b1b3f5b2dcc0f4b652e9494e9853b82541ac8c
https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/codeigniter/framework/2015-10-31-1.yaml
https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html#version-3-0-3
GHSA-q9j3-4ghj-6h57 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9j3-4ghj-6h57
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/bcit-ci/CodeIgniter/commit/71b1b3f5b2dcc0f4b652e9494e9853b82541ac8c
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/codeigniter/framework/2015-10-31-1.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N Found at https://www.codeigniter.com/user_guide/changelog.html#version-3-0-3
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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No EPSS data available for this vulnerability.

Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T20:34:45.451721+00:00 GHSA Importer Import https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q9j3-4ghj-6h57 38.6.0