Skip to content
Fencer Vulns
critical 9.8

CVE-2022-40833 json

B.C. Institute of Technology CodeIgniter <=3.1.13 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via system\database\DB_query_builder.php or_where_in() fun…

published 2022-10-07 4 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also BIT-codeigniter-2022-40833 , EUVD-2022-44091

cvss
9.8
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.1%
EPSS 1.1% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 65%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

B.C. Institute of Technology CodeIgniter <=3.1.13 is vulnerable to SQL Injection via system\database\DB_query_builder.php or_where_in() function. Note: Multiple third parties have disputed this as not a valid vulnerability.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami codeigniter 3.1.13

CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2 y ago

Exploit prediction

1.09% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/726232111/CodeIgniter3.1.13-SQL-Inject/blob/main/README.md referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 9.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami codeigniter
>=3.0.0, <3.1.13
>=3.0.0, <=3.0.0
>=3.0-rc.0, <=3.0-rc.0
>=3.0-rc2.0, <=3.0-rc2.0
>=3.0-rc3.0, <=3.0-rc3.0
3.1.13

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-89 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command

References

Sources

Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.