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Vulnerability details: VCID-1znc-1bss-pkaj
Vulnerability ID VCID-1znc-1bss-pkaj
Aliases CVE-2023-46240
GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
Summary CodeIgniter is a PHP full-stack web framework. Prior to CodeIgniter4 version 4.4.3, if an error or exception occurs, a detailed error report is displayed even if in the production environment. As a result, confidential information may be leaked. Version 4.4.3 contains a patch. As a workaround, replace `ini_set('display_errors', '0')` with `ini_set('display_errors', 'Off')` in `app/Config/Boot/production.php`.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00426 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-46240
epss 0.00426 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-46240
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
generic_textual HIGH https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
ssvc Track https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
ssvc Track https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
ssvc Track https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46240
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46240
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-46240
https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46240
423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563 https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
errors.html#error-reporting https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
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: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-05T17:35:16Z/ Found at https://codeigniter4.github.io/userguide/general/errors.html#error-reporting
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4
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:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
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: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-05T17:35:16Z/ Found at https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/commit/423569fc31e29f51635a2e59c89770333f0e7563
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:Y/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-09-05T17:35:16Z/ Found at https://github.com/codeigniter4/CodeIgniter4/security/advisories/GHSA-hwxf-qxj7-7rfj
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-46240
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.62717
EPSS Score 0.00426
Published At June 11, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-11T17:21:18.045801+00:00 Vulnrichment Import https://github.com/cisagov/vulnrichment/blob/develop/2023/46xxx/CVE-2023-46240.json 38.6.0